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Messi wins fifth FIFA Ballon d’Or

Argentina maestro, Lionel Messi, on Monday night won the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the planet’s top soccer stars.

In a colourful ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland, the Barcelona superstar brushed aside competition from Portugal and Real Madrid hitman, Cristiano Ronaldo and his Nou Camp teammate, Neymar, to win the biggest individual prize in world football for a record fifth time.

Messi also won the award in 2009, 2010 2011 and 2012.

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United States striker, Carli Lloyd, won the Women Player of the Year award, while Brazilian Wendell Lira went home with the Ferenc Puskas award for the best goal scored in 2015.

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