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Since the points system was established in 1996, Messi is the only player to win the award a record six times and also the only one to win it with a record 100 points (season 2011–12). Messi was also the first player to win the award five times. [161] [162] [163]
On 20 October, Messi scored a penalty in a 5–1 home victory against Ferencváros in the Champions League, becoming the first player in history to score in sixteen consecutive Champions League seasons. [282] On 25 November, Messi was nominated for the 2020 Best FIFA Men's Player award, and was later shortlisted as one of the final three ...
FIFA Player of the Century was a one-off award created by FIFA to decide the greatest football player of the 20th century, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in Rome on 11 December 2000. [1] Diego Maradona and Pelé were joint winners of the award. [2] [3]
MLS revealed the voting results Friday. Messi edged out Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández for the award, which is determined by a poll of players, club technical staff and select media members. The club voters preferred Hernández over Messi by a slight margin; Messi was the choice of 41% of players and 43% of media.
For his efforts in 2011, he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or, becoming only the fourth player in history to win the Ballon d'Or three times, [94] and the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. [95] During the year 2012, Messi became the second player to be top scorer in four Champions League campaigns.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. English-language football magazine World Soccer Cover of the October 2024 issue Editor Stephen Fishlock Categories Football Frequency Monthly Circulation 331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013) Founded 1960 Company Kelsey Media Based in Farnborough, Hampshire, UK Language English Website worldsoccer ...
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Lionel Messi is the all-time top scorer in La Liga history with 474 goals. La Liga's all-time top scorer is Lionel Messi with 474 goals, all for Barcelona.He also holds the record for most goals scored in a single season with 50 in the 2011–12 campaign, [1] [2] and is the only player ever to win the league's top scorer award in eight different seasons. [3]