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Posted by Editor on 14th January 2012 at 07:14 PM
Messi Elevated to Legend Status
Leo Messi joined a select group of football legends as he received the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the third year running on Monday night.

Messi received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 (2009 Ballon d'Or and 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year), 2010 (2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or) and 2011 (2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or. He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. His playing style and small stature has drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi as his "successor."

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