list of the world's most outstanding players for the the third time
Lionel Messi has won the Goal 50 award for the world’s best footballer
after another record-breaking season.
The Argentinian forward claims the title for the third time in recognition of
an incredible campaign during which he beat Gerd Muller’s 40-year-old
record of 85 goals scored in a calendar year.
The 26-year old scored 91 goals in 2012 and increased his total as
Barcelona’s all-time top scorer to 313 goals in all competitions by the end
of the season.
Messi struck in his 19th consecutive La
Liga game in March 2013, becoming the
first footballer in history to score in
consecutive matches against every
team in a major professional league.
After receiving the trophy from
Goal's Barcelona correspondent Pilar
Suarez at the club's training ground,
Messi said: "I'm very excited about
this. As players, we work the entire
year to win honours for the team, we
don't look for the individual awards,
but when they come it's an incentive and gives us strength to continue on
the same path."
The Goal 50 is regarded as one of the most credible and respected awards
in sport because it is chosen by the world’s biggest football website.
Voting takes place at the end of domestic and international seasons for the
majority of countries.
More than 500 Goal journalists from around the world vote to select their
top 50 players, giving a truly global view.
Messi heads this year's list in front of second-placed Franck Ribery, who
helped European champions Bayern Munich win an historic treble. Last
year’s winner Cristiano Ronaldo is third.
Commenting on the results, Graham Shaw, Editorial Director, said: “Messi
had a spectacular season and it is incredible to think he has achieved so
much by the age of 26. His award this year takes him past Cristiano
Ronaldo to a record three Goal 50 titles and recognises the individual
brilliance of a player who is rightly recognised by some as the greatest of
all time.”
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