Home / Sports / Other Sports / Article /
Messi wins FIFA Player of the Year award
Updated On: 22 December, 2009 07:13 AM IST | | AFP
Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi was crowned FIFA World Player of the Year last night.
Listen to this article :
Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi was crowned FIFA World Player of the Year last night.
Messi, whose goals this year helped Barcelona win the Champions League final and World Club Cup final, thus succeeds Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's top player, as voted by national team captains and coaches.
Messi, whose goals this year helped Barcelona win the Champions League final and World Club Cup final, thus succeeds Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's top player, as voted by national team captains and coaches.
 |
|
Brazil's Marta and Argentina's Lionel Messi with their FIFA World Player of the Year awards during the World Player Gala in Zurich yesterday Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
