Messi Already Equivalent Zidane & Ronaldo Luiz Nazario da Lima
2011 Ballon d’Or trophy belonged to Lionel Messi. This success makes Messi, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo match as a collector of most of the world’s best player award, which is three times.
Again and again, Messi managed to beat his main rival in the title Christiano Ronaldo the best player in the world for the year 2011. Gala Dinner in the FIFA Ballon d’Or, held at FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Tuesday (10/01/2012) pm dawn, Messi again announced as the world’s best players after the won the most votes with 47.88% of the vote. Cristiano Ronaldo, who won 21.6% of the vote, while Xavi Hernandez won only 9.23% of the vote is in third position.
Praise continued to arrive for Lionel Messi. Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, even saying that the Argentine star can not be compared with anyone.
Messi has just won the Ballon d’Or third night of his career as a footballer. Thanks to this success, he matched the record of successful Michel Platini won the Ballon d’Or for three years in a row.
Since the first launch of FIFA in 1991, already there are 14 players who could take it, before last year put together a Ballon d’Or (European Footballer of the French Football magazine).
In addition to Messi, Zidane, and Ronaldo, who took it three times, there is Ronaldinho, who could take it more than once. The player who currently plays in Flamengo was reached in 2004 and 2005.
List of Winning The Title of FIFA World Player / FIFA Ballon d’Or
Year Winner Country Club
1991 Lothar Matthaeus Germany Inter Milan
1992 Marco van Basten Holland AC Milan
1993 Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus
1994 Romario Brasil Barcelona
1995 George Weah Liberia AC Milan
1996 Ronaldo Brasil Barcelona/PSV Eindhoven
1997 Ronaldo Brasil Inter Milan/Barcelona
1998 Zinedine Zidane France Juventus
1999 Rivaldo Brasil Barcelona
2000 Zinedine Zidane France Juventus
2001 Luis Figo Portugal Real Madrid
2002 Ronaldo Brasil Real Madrid/Inter Milan
2003 Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid
2004 Ronaldinho Brasil Barcelona
2005 Ronaldinho Brasil Barcelona
2006 Fabio Cannavaro Italy Real Madrid/Juventus
2007 Kaka Brasil AC Milan
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United
2009 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona
2010* Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona
2011* Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona
*) With the format of the Ballon d’Or