Lionel Messi Win’s FIFA Best Player Award Of The Year

Lionel Messi conveyed ecstasy after winning the FIFA Best
Football Player of the Year award ahead of Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk and
Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Lionel Messi won the prize on Monday at
the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, Italy ahead of Van Dijk and Ronaldo.

Messi
took the top honor with 46 percent of scoring points, with Van Dijk receiving
38 percent and Ronaldo 36 percent.

Speaking
after getting the award, “It has been a long time without winning an individual
prize.

“It
is an award that I have for the first time and it is good to have it.”

When
asked to comment on Barcelona’s poor start this season, Messi added: “We’ve
started badly and are struggling to create play and chances.

“It’s
just a start, but we have to respond now. There’s no additional time and we
have to develop a lot, we’re cognizant of this. It’s a team thing. I have no
doubt that we’ll improve.”

Barcelona
began their campaign with a 1-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao.

The
La Liga champions, nevertheless, won against Real Betis and Valencia but played
a 2-2 draw with Osasuna and lost 2-0 away to Granada.