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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.
In 2024, US-based sports company ESPN named Messi the greatest player of the 21st-century. [12] Messi's club career began with Barcelona, where he rose through the youth ranks, making his first-team debut in 2004. Over the next years, Messi became the club's all-time leading scorer, amassing numerous domestic and international accolades.
The award, created in 2011 by UEFA in partnership with European Sports Media (ESM) group, was initially aimed at reviving the European Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d'Or), [2] [3] which was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or. [4] It also replaced the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year ...
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.
Benteke was the MLS Golden Boot winner with 23 goals for D.C. United. Messi became the fifth Argentine player to win MLS MVP, joining Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati, 2023), Diego Valeri (Portland ...
Messi won 38.4% of the aggregate vote to Cucho’s 33.7%; no other player earned more than 10%. Messi was the choice for 40.8% of his fellow players, 43.2% of select media members, and 31.3% of ...
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