Lionel Messi wins FIFA globe player honor with regard to fifth time

Messi received the actual Ballon d'Or trophy upon Monday as the world's greatest player in 2015, closing Cristiano Ronaldo's two-year hang on soccer's top individual honor.

"It's amazing that it can be my 5th, inch stated the actual 28-year-old Barcelona and Argentina forward, who else received four straight FIFA 16 Player Auction Android honours from 2009-12.

Messi earned their record-extending 5th after being runner-up in order to their excellent rival in the past 2 yrs.

"It's an extremely special second for me to be back right here on the stage, inch Messi stated in Spanish in the approval speech, "after being generally there in the audience watching Cristiano succeed. inch

Five main titles with regard to Barcelona a year ago — leaving behind non-e with regard to Ronaldo's Actual Madrid — introduced the actual fantastic golf ball back to Messi's hands. It had been not even close.