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Jubilant after receiving the award from 2007 Ballon d'Or winner, Kaka, the Argentina international said that it was a very special moment for him to be back there on the stage, winning again another Ballon d'Or after being there in the audience watching Cristiano win.
Updated : Jan 12, 2016, 09:20 PM IST
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi ended Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo's two-year grip on the FIFA Ballon d'Or award, winning the prestigious award for the fifth time. A year after Barcelona re-established itself as the world's top football team, the 28-year-old has reclaimed his crown as the best player on the planet. The Argentine had 41.33 percent of the vote, followed by Ronaldo with 27.76 percent Barca's Neymar with 7.86 percent.
Jubilant after receiving the award from 2007 Ballon d'Or winner, Kaka, the Argentina international said that it was a very special moment for him to be back there on the stage, winning again another Ballon d'Or after being there in the audience watching Cristiano win, the Guardian reported. Messi, who scored 48 goals for his club in 2015, added that it was incredible as it was much more than anything he had dreamt of as a kid. Here's how Twitter reacted to Messi's fifth win:
Ronaldo : Messi : Antonella : Neymar : #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/vAHzGoQBdG
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) January 11, 2016
Messi's year pic.twitter.com/M0Iwq9s9jc
— GeniusFootball (@GeniusFootball) January 12, 2016
Disfruten amigos, son grandes de verdad Leo y @neymarjr !!!!! pic.twitter.com/EIdCmmsJIY
— Luis Suarez (@LuisSuarez9) January 11, 2016
Grandes @neymarjr, @DaniAlvesD2, @LUISENRIQUE21 y en especial tú, Leo. Cinco Balones de Oro. Eres único! pic.twitter.com/snv0FMsPJA
— Andrés Iniesta (@andresiniesta8) January 11, 2016
#Messi now has more #BallondOr trophies than you can fit into one tweet... pic.twitter.com/5a6YU6yRYv
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 11, 2016
This one is from a time when we knew Leo was going to win.
Otra perspectiva del golazo de Messi pic.twitter.com/wqphESHPwE
— RotoChop (@RotoChop_) May 6, 2015
Lionel Messi has won more Ballon d'Or's this season than Eden Hazard has scored goals. pic.twitter.com/mGZNAXw4ZH
— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) January 12, 2016
Is this the Balan Door that #Messi won last night? pic.twitter.com/EEFour8vSg
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 12, 2016