Messi: "Be here seven years followed already is a prize"

Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribéry have exchanged praises in the previous press conference to the ceremony of the Balloon of Gold 2013. The star of the FC Barcelona has ensured that "be here by seventh consecutive year already is a prize

Lionel Messi has recognised before the gala of the Balloon of Gold that "be by seventh consecutive year" between the three finalists "already is a prize". The Argentinian has appeared in the press conference of the FIFA between the others two aspiring footballers to the award, flanqueado by the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the French Franck Ribéry. 

Messi has showed his ambition in not looking to the past and what already has achieved to think in what it is for arriving. "The truth is that I do not think in what I have done but in what it comes. I want to follow achieving things with the Barcelona, ??Surrendering well with the selection and follow achieving titles. With my selection comes a World-wide very important for all the Argentinians. What have won to level of group and individual has remained backwards for me and it is necessary to look forward", has added.

Of parallel form to the statements of Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo has wanted to subtract importance to the controversy of does some months by the imitation of the president of the FIFA, Joseph Blatter, and the fact that it called him "commander" on the terrain of game. "It is a subject forgotten. We speak by telephone and clear what had to clear".

The forward of the Real Madrid, besides, has elogiado to his rivals. "It is important to have coincided with Messi. For me it is a pride compete against big players like them two. It is a privilege. I am very competitive and likes me confront me to the best. For me it is an honour play in my club and my selection against them. If Messi and I do us better the one to the another? Probably yes, and this is good for the football. I try to do the same that they", has commented.

Ribéry: "I want to win, but the three are big players"

On the other hand, Franck Ribéry has manifested his satisfaction for being between the three candidates. "I am very happy to be here. I am happy to accompany to Messi and Cristiano. I am convinced that the three are big players. I want to win it but be here already is a prize", has signalled.

To continuation, has remembered his best moments of the past year with the Bayern of Munich and, also, with the French selection. "It was a fantastic year in the Bayern, with the Champions like the best moment. In the French selection at the end achieve to classify us in the repechage for the World-wide. They are distinct things that does us happy to the players of the Bayern and of the French selection".