Leo Messi raises the Champions

Laureus World Sports Awards 2016

The Barça and Messi, candidates for the prizes Laureus

Published:3/03/2016 - 12:38h

Updated:15/02/2017 - 20:09h

The best player of the world Leo Messi and the best team of the globe, the FC Barcelona, has gone back to be nominated by the prestigious European prizes Laureus World Sports Awards 2016. This is the fifth time that the Argentinian is nominated for the sportsman of the year

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The last big prize that remains him for winning so much to the FC Barcelona as to Leo Messi corresponding to the previous campaign is the one who gives every year the Foundation Laureus. His Laureus World Sports Awards 2016 in which generally always there is Barcelona presence, in this occasion there is it by double game. So much the Argentinian player like the Catalan club can achieve one of these trophies.

Messi signed a spectacular season with 58 so many in 57 parties played with the Barça, conquering League BBVA, Glass and Champions and being the winner of the last Balloon of Gold that awards the FIFA. To the own crack of Rosario did him special illusion and pride be nominated by part of the Foundation for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. In a communiqué appreciated his nomination:

"It is an honour and a pride go back to be nominated to better sportsman of the year in the Prizes Laureus. Had a 2015 collectively excellent, since we attain many of the aims that proposed us. This nomination, so much individual like the one of the team, suppose an extra motivation for all we to follow working day in day out for achieving more attainments", affirmed the ten Barcelona.

By his part, the FC Barcelona of Luis Enrique finish doing with all the possible titles executing a football that has gone back to enamorar so much to Europe as to the world. Besides, in this campaign already have heaved the Supercopa of Europe and the World-wide of Clubs. It is by all this that the club has been nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year Award, a prize that already has won in two occasions.

The trainer Luis Enrique appreciated the nomination for all the institution: "This nomination for the Prizes Laureus is a recognition to the big season that did the team. It was an incredible year in which we achieve almost all our aims thanks to a combination of effort, commitment and skill of some players that definitely are the big artífices of these successes. I am very proud of the achieved, especially for having contributed to do happy to so many barcelonistas. Win cincos of the six titles, between them the UCL, be the first club in repeating a triplete and finish the year with the World-wide of Clubs satisfies all our dreams. The memory of these successes motivates us to follow working with the same effort and intensity to try repeat them".

This is the complete list of nominated:

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award

Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Athletics, Stephen Curry (EE. UU.) Basketball, Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis, Lewis Hamilton (United Kingdom) Motoring, Lionel Messi (Argentina) Football, Jordan Spieth (EE. UU.) Golf.

Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award

Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) Athletics, Anna Fenninger (Austria) Ski, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) Athletics, Katie Ledecky (EE. UU.) Swimming, Carlhi Lloyd (EE. UU.) Football, Serena Williams (EE. UU.) Tennis

Laureus World Team of the Year Award

All Blacks (New Zealand) Rugby, FC Barcelona (Spain) Football, Golden State Warriors (EE. UU.) Basketball, British Team of the Glass Davis (Tennis), Team of Formula 1 Mercedes AMG Petronas (Germany), American Selection of feminine football

Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award

Chilean selection of masculine football, Jason Day (Australia) Golf, Tyson Fury (United Kingdom) Boxing, Adam Peaty (United Kingdom) Swimming, Jordan Spieth (EE. UU.) Golf, Max Verstappen (Low Countries) Motoring.

Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award

Dan Carter (New Zealand) Rugby, Jessica Ennis-Hill (United Kingdom) Athletics, Mick Fanning (Australia) Surf, Michael Phelps (EE. UU.) Swimming, David Rudisha (Kenia) Athletics, Lindsey Vonn (EE. UU.) Ski.

Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with To Disability Award

Marie Bochet (France) Ski, Liu Cuiqing (China) Athletics, Daniel Dias (Brazil) Swimming, Omara Durand (Cuba) Athletics, Pieter Du Preez (South Africa) Athletics, Cycling, Leung Yuk Wing (China Hong Kong) Boccia.

Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award

Rachel Atherton (United Kingdom) highland Cycling, Bob Burnquist (Brazil) Skateboard, Adriano of Souza (Brazil) Surf, Mick Fanning (Australia) Surf, Jan Frodeno (Germany) Triathlon Ironman, Chloe Kim (EE. UU.) Snowboard.

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