Lionel Messi named World Player of 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Lionel Messi was named the 2009 World Player of the Year on Monday at the FIFA World Player Gala in Zurich, Switzerland. The winner of the award is determined by vote of world’s players and coaches; the award caps a perfect year for the winger. Messi helped lead FC Barcelona to a clean sweep of titles, including his goal in extra time to win the Club World Cup on December 19.
Messi was a unanimous choice over the other nominees: Barcelona teammates Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniest, the 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo and the 2007 winner Kaka.
Video footage of Messi's top ten goals of 2009 can be found here
FIFA also announced the World XI, the top players in the world, by position. The players are listed here.
Labels: Lionel Messi, Players
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