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Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Nobody: 6:26pm On Aug 25, 2011
[size=25pt]Lionel Messi beats Barcelona team-mate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to win inaugural Uefa Best Player in Europe award[/size]

[size=13pt]Last year's Fifa Ballon d'Or winner is now crowned the best in Europe by Uefa following a sensational season in which he led his club to a La Liga and Champions League double[/size]

Barcelona's Lionel Messi has won yet another individual accolade after netting the inaugural Uefa Best Player in Europe award on Thursday.

The 24-year-old Argentina international beat Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo, and his Barcelona team-mate Xavi Hernandez to the award which was held at the Grimaldi forum in Monaco.

It caps off a memorable season which saw him score a sublime 53 goals in all competitions to help his side enjoy a flawless campaign in La Liga and the Champions League as they won the double.

Messi also struck in last week's Supercopa as Barcelona added more silverware to their trophy room.

The Argentine declared himself delighted with the award, and gave the credit to his team mates for a stunning year in Spain.

"I am honoured to win this award and I want to thank my team-mates. We all want to win more and all the time and this is what pushes us to continue. The cohesion of the dressing room is what gives us the strength," he affirmed.

A panel of 53 sports journalists representing each of the Uefa member associations made their final decision ahead of the Champions League draw with Messi finishing ahead of Ronaldo, and Xavi.

The Argentina ace thus tops the 10-man shortlist which also included Barcelona colleagues Andres Iniesta, and Gerard Pique.

Position Name Nationality Club
1 Lionel Messi ARG
Barcelona

2 Cristiano Ronaldo POR
Real Madrid

= Xavi Hernandez SPA
Barcelona

4 Andres Iniesta SPA
Barcelona

5 Radamel Falcao COL
Porto/ A Madrid

6 Wayne Rooney ENG
Manchester United

7 Nemanja Vidic SRB
Manchester United

8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic SWE
AC Milan

9 Gerard Pique SPA
Barcelona

10 Manuel Neuer GER
Schalke/Bayern


http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=goal-lionelmessibeatsbarcelonate
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Mcleo007(m): 6:35pm On Aug 25, 2011
Who else should have won it? :-)
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Nobody: 6:50pm On Aug 25, 2011
Messi 38 votes
Xavi 12 votes
Ronaldo 3 votes
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by medjai(m): 10:56pm On Aug 25, 2011
Hahaha. . . The worst kept secret.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by hbrednic: 4:36pm On Aug 26, 2011
the guy beats ronaldo once again cheesy
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by phreakabit(m): 4:38pm On Aug 26, 2011
LOL!!!! I came in here to check if Mamagee has posted yet. Her crush (CR7) got crushed last night as usual.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by EfeEkarume(m): 4:59pm On Aug 26, 2011
hbrednic:

the guy beats ronaldo once again cheesy
. . .and he'll keep beating him like a drum.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by ddippset(m): 5:06pm On Aug 26, 2011
What an overwhelming landslide. 39 votes to 3. The era of a messi/ronaldo debate is long long gone. By december his will give me a christmas gift of a third fifa/ballon dor. What an overwhelming landslide. 39 votes to 3. The era of a messi/ronaldo debate is long long gone. By december his will give me a christmas gift of a third fifa/ballon dor.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Debroslink: 5:08pm On Aug 26, 2011
phreakabit:

LOL!!!! I came in here to check if Mamagee has posted yet. Her crush (CR7) got crushed last night as usual.


U BEAT ME TO DAT
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by 2good(m): 5:36pm On Aug 26, 2011
Christiano Ronaldo is very good but unfortunately in a club that is not as good as Barcelona
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by strongguy(m): 5:42pm On Aug 26, 2011
i beg where is my Ronaldinho?where is this guy?
is he sleeping ha ha lack of discipline
i think oh my g
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by AlabaSlim: 6:16pm On Aug 26, 2011
Whu else wil dey giv?
Christano may rigret playin in dese tym of d decade dat blongs 2 d messiless guy(a playa dat has alwayz & wil alwayz giv mou SLIPLESS NITE 4rm del horno 2 pepe,marcelo,etc)
deze onli 1 united
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by tefund(m): 6:54pm On Aug 26, 2011
messi deserves the award.well wish
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Hambolaj01(m): 7:23pm On Aug 26, 2011
It is his time, let him enjoy it.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Enrythesis(m): 8:13pm On Aug 26, 2011
what neuer doing on d list.
Uefa cant be serious if he is considered d best keeper in europe
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by ddippset(m): 8:18pm On Aug 26, 2011
Cristiano ronaldo, good player, fine player. UNLUCKY TO BE BORN IN MESSI'S GENERATION.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by folahann(m): 8:34pm On Aug 26, 2011
He's just scored in the uefa super cup
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by ddippset(m): 8:36pm On Aug 26, 2011
Another goal from the lion himself. Messi 1, porto 0.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by sebastinta(m): 10:33pm On Aug 26, 2011
ronaldo is a better player, bt messi is lucky to b in barca
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Nobody: 10:42pm On Aug 26, 2011
sebastinta:

ronaldo is a better player, bt messi is lucky to b in barca
Typical Naija way of reasoning.
Barcelona is lucky to have him, not the other way round.

Messi's is pure ability, not luck.n
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by seedord247(m): 11:02pm On Aug 26, 2011
Jarus:

Typical Naija way of reasoning.
Barcelona is lucky to have him, not the other way round.

Messi's is pure ability, not luck.n



Please help me tell the Eediot
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by UpDates1(m): 11:20pm On Aug 26, 2011
Sharaaaaappppppppppppppp
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by premechaz: 11:26pm On Aug 26, 2011
Jarus:

Typical Naija way of reasoning.
Barcelona is lucky to have him, not the other way round.

Messi's is pure ability, not luck.n


What a moronic way of thinking!

Lemme guess, you used to be the kid on the sideline cheering your mates playing football. It doesnt seem as if you know what football is all about

Messi is no where as good as Ronaldo. he is lucky to be in Barcelona. Xavi is the hero at Barcelona. Without Xavi, Barcelona collapses.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by seedord247(m): 11:38pm On Aug 26, 2011
premechaz:

What a moronic way of thinking!

Lemme guess, you used to be the kid on the sideline cheering your mates playing football. It doesnt seem as if you know what football is all about

Messi is no where as good as Ronaldo. he is lucky to be in Barcelona. Xavi is the hero at Barcelona. Without Xavi, Barcelona collapses.




pls how do you judge player rating bcus i think uefa and fifa reps are here
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by seedord247(m): 11:50pm On Aug 26, 2011
Ok – if we compare the two best seasons of Messi and Ronaldo it’s a little more grey -

Ronaldo – 42 Goals 10 Assists
Messi – 38 Goals 18 Assists

I’ll go with Messi simply because I think he brings in the team a lot more than Ronaldo. Even more than the sheer number of assists suggests!

Messi has greater playmaking ability than Ronaldo. In this respect, Messi probably has more in common with Gerrard than Ronaldo.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Nobody: 2:13am On Aug 27, 2011
Honestly me prefer ronny.the boy brought style to d game,and raised d stake so high.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by Nobody: 2:14am On Aug 27, 2011
Honestly me prefer ronny.the boy brought style to d game,and raised d stake so high.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by EfeEkarume(m): 4:49am On Aug 27, 2011
With God all things are possible. With Messi, all trophies are collectable.
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by sebastinta(m): 6:36am On Aug 27, 2011
seedord247:


Please help me tell the Eediot


dum dum, if he is as pure as u say, he would hav done atleast sumthn for his country, he is only a great player in barca, but ronaldo proved himself in man utd, real nd pourtugal,
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by sebastinta(m): 6:38am On Aug 27, 2011
EfeEkarume:

With God all things are possible. With Messi, all trophies are collectable.

u mean wiv messi in barca all trophies re collectable, else whr he is just anoda arjen roben
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by 2good(m): 7:02am On Aug 27, 2011
Why cant people make post to share their opinion without insulting others? It is really sickening and shows many of us are not tolerant with other people's view. How do you learn when you refuse to even reason at what other people says?
Re: Messi Has Won Inaugural Uefa Best Player In Europe Award For 2011. Congrat by ddippset(m): 8:22am On Aug 27, 2011
The most IMPORTANT players in barcelona are xavi and iniesta simply because the midfield is the most important department in any football team. The BEST player in barcelona is lionel messi simply because he is the best player on earth. MESSI HATERS TAKE NOTE.

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