Three in a row for Messi

It comes as no surprise that Lionel Messi has won the Fifa Ballon d’Or prize for the best player of 2011 at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, only the fourth player in history to win the trophy three times.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson won the presidential award for services to football, while Messi’s Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola was voted coach of the year.

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