梅西榮獲金球獎 四連冠成歷史第一人

ZURICH -- Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award after shattering the world record with 91 goals last year for Barcelona and Argentina.

The 25-year-old won for the fourth straight time, beating Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta in voting announced Monday. His 91 goals topped Gerd Mueller's mark of 85 for Bayern Munich and Germany in 1972.

Messi received 41.60 percent of the points in votes by national team coaches and captains plus selected media. Ronaldo got 23.68 percent and Iniesta 10.91 percent.

"To tell the truth, this is really unbelievable to get the fourth award. I am so nervous," Messi said in Spanish, wearing a black tuxedo jacket and bow tie, both with a white polka-dot pattern in an unexpectedly flamboyant touch.

The three men's Player of the Year were on the World XI All-Star team chosen by the FIFPro group of players' unions, comprising 50,000 members worldwide.

They selected a team composed entirely of players from Spanish clubs, with nine repeating their selection from one year ago.

Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas was selected as goalkeeper, joined on defense by teammates Sergio Ramos and Marcelo and by Barcelona's Dani Alves and Gerard Pique. Iniesta was joined in midfield by Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso. Messi led the attack with Ronaldo and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao. Marcelo and Falcao replaced Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic and Wayne Rooney from the 2011 team.

【新聞快訊】2012年1月8日凌晨2點，國際足聯2012年度頒獎大典在瑞士蘇黎世國際會展中心隆重舉行，阿根廷球員梅西力壓C羅和伊涅斯塔獲FIFA金球獎，成爲歷史上第一位4次當選國際足聯年度最佳的男子球員。

三人的得票率分別爲梅西41.60%、C羅23.68%、伊涅斯塔10.91%，可以說梅西是以壓倒性優勢獲得金球獎。獲獎的梅西超越普拉蒂尼，成爲了金球獎史上唯一一位連續四次蟬聯此殊榮的球員。

此外，頒獎儀式也揭曉了FIFA年度最佳陣容，西甲破天荒包攬所有名額，本賽季西甲榜首三強包辦全部11人名單，其中皇馬和巴薩擁有10席，馬競拿走了剩下的一個名額，全球其他聯賽和球隊則無一人能入圍。