Lionel Messi scoops FIFA Ballon d'Or award
Lionel Messi moved brilliance to another level as he was presented with the Ballon d'Or for the fifth time in his extraordinary career.
The greatest player of this generation was recognised by international captains, managers and journalists for his outstanding performances during 2015, when Barcelona became the first team to complete the treble of league, cup and Champions League for the second time.
Messi's performances were, at times, mesmerising and his highlights from the past 12 months include his goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, when he chipped Manuel Neuer from six yards, and his solo run against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final.
FIFA BALLON D'OR
Lionel MESSI
FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Carli LLOYD
MEN'S WORLD COACH
LUIS ENRIQUE
WOMEN'S WORLD COACH
Jill ELLIS
FAIR PLAY AWARD
All football organisations supporting refugees
PUSKÁS AWARD
Lira WENDELL
Messi By Numbers:
1 - Messi is the only player to have won more than three FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, his latest success following his wins in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
52 - Goals Messi scored in all competitions for Barcelona and Argentina in 2015.
430 - Career goals Messi has scored in all official competitions for Barcelona, having played in 503 games.
0.85 - Goals per game average for Barcelona.
26 - Titles won by Messi with Barcelona, a club record shared with Andres Iniesta.
295 - Primera Division goals scored by Messi, 44 more than second-best Telmo Zarra.
28 - Hat-tricks for Barcelona.
49 - Career goals for Argentina, in 105 matches.
16 - Age at which Messi made his Barcelona first-team debut.
91 - Goals scored by Messi in 2012, breaking the calendar-year record set by German Gerd Muller in 1972.
58,000,000 - Twitter mentions for Messi in 2015.
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