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Messi won the Golden Ball 

Messi won the Golden Ball

10.01.2011

Lionel Messi won for the second straight year the Golden Ball. The surprise was complete after a winner is deemed reliable Xavi Hernandez. Even some media ahead of events. Troika in the fight for the prize was complemented by another player of Barcelona - Andres Iniesta.

"Thanks for the applause. To be honest, I did not expect to win tonight. I'm happy I'm here with my friends. This is a very special day for me. I want to divide this time with friends and my teammates. Without them and my coach I would not be here. I want it divided the people who supported me with Barcelona fans and all Argentines. Thank throughout Argentina. "

The award ceremony took place in Zurich. For the first time she was given the name of the FIFA Golden Ball. "During the summer, president Sepp Blatter world headquarters and publishers of" France Football "have decided to unite.

A gala evening attended by the Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov of Bulgaria and coach Lothar Matthaus. Dagger has won the trophy since 1994, while the German was a winner three years ago.

Interestingly, since 1989 nobody has won the award twice in succession. In 1988 and 1989 Marco van Basten took a "golden ball".



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