Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Messi, Ronaldo candidate receiving the Ballon dor

Lionel Messi favorites for back to back off with the best players.

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi entered in the last three names for the FIFA best player award nomination Ballon dor.

Messi, who won the award last year and also the best FIFA player-favorite back in Barcelona after a brilliant achievement by scoring 53 goals so far.

Previous award Ballon dor is Europe's best player award, but in 2010 the two awards is incorporated into FIFA Ballon dor.

Messi is the top scorer in Barcelona, who won the Spanish league last season and also the Champions League after beating Manchester United at Wembley in May.

Messi's teammate at Barcelona, Xavi also nominated for the Ballon dor accept gifts or Golden Ball.

Xavi, who considered the world's best midfielders feed-lot for the Messi goals.

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Messi beat last year's Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta and Xavi.

The Argentine has also won the Golden Ball award two years ago, when it still has not merged with the title of best European players.

If it is for the third time, then Messi will join an elite group consisting of Michel Platini, Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten.

While Ronaldo has so far scored 53 goals for Real Madrid, who sits in second place in La Liga last season and lost to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final.

Barcelona will face Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday (10/12) future.

The nomination of the three players was announced in a press conference at the headquarters of French football in Paris and attended by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke.

Messi, Ronaldo and Xavi was chosen from 23 other candidates and winners will be announced on 9 January in Zurich, Switzerland.

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