In contrast, Messi – scorer of 48 club goals over the calendar year – helped Barca win the Primera Division, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble, plus the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
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Messi also shook off the challenge of his Barcelona team-mate Brazilian Neymar who was included on the three-man shortlist for the first time.
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Dress in a just a Barcelona shirt with Messi written on it, Cortex’s backside was on display to celebrate Messi winning the 2015 Ballon d’Or.
In related news, Messi was included in the FIFPro World XI together with Ronaldo and Neymar.
Lloyd, 33, led the United States to victory in the Women’s World Cup in July, memorably scoring a hat-trick in the final. Third-place Aya Miyama of Japan got 9.88 percent.
Back then, Messi’s self-belief was far ahead of Lloyd even after she scored the winning goal against Brazil in the Beijing final.
The Americans last swept the women’s awards after its 2012 Olympic title, when forward Abby Wambach and Swedish coach Pia Sundhage were rewarded.
Guardiola, now coaching Bayern Munich, placed second to his former teammate Monday, getting 22.97 percent against for 31.08 percent for Luis Enrique.
Lionel Messi has fired a warning to Arsenal that Barcelona are planning on winning the Champions League.
It was one of the biggest upsets of the night as most betting websites had tipped the Argentinean skipper to pick up the award for both the best player and the best goal of 2015. The outgoing Blatter was absent Monday due to this eight-year ban imposed by the Federation Internationale de Football Association ethics committee last month. Acting president Issa Hayatou played a low-key role, reading a brief speech before the start and appearing on stage when the awards for best player and women’s player were presented. She stressed the players’ anger and legal fight against Federation Internationale de Football Association letting Canada host the World Cup on artificial turf.
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FIFA dedicated its Fair Play Award to “clubs and associations helping refugees”.
