Messi: "Cristiano did a big year and the prize was deserved"
Messi: "Cristiano did a big year and the prize was deserved"
Published:14/01/2014 - 16:16h
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After the gala of the Balloon of Gold, Leo Messi acted with a big sportsmanship when congratulating to Cristiano Ronaldo by the achievement of the prize. "It wanted to congratulate to Cristiano, the prize was deserved". The Argentinian, besides, comprised the tears of the Portuguese
Leo Messi has finish second in the classification of the FIFA Balloon of Gold 2013. The Barcelona player, winner of the prize during the last four editions and between the three finalists in the last seven, has been surpassed this year by Cristiano Ronaldo. Franck Ribéry has remained third. The crack Argentinian has gathered 24,72% of the total of the votes, whereas Ronaldo has added 27,99% and Ribéry 23,36%. This percentage of Messi is the highest of a classified second since they merged the FIFA World Player and the Balloon of Gold of France Football in 2010. It does a year Ronaldo, second qualifier, added 23,7% of the votes; it does two the Portuguese gathered 21,6% and does three Iniesta obtained 17,36%.
Instants after it finished the gala of the Balloon of Gold 2013, Leo Messi attended to the press displaced until Zúrich and took advantage of to congratulate to Cristiano Ronaldo. "It wanted to congratulate to Cristiano, the prize was deserved. The two did a big year and do not have at all that say. It was a good year for the three, therefore we were here and won the one who had won would be well".
The 'crack' of the FC Barcelona, however, signalled that it had done him illusion win the prize by fifth consecutive time. "It had done me illusion win it... As always. I do not have at all that demand. Cristiano has it deserved. Ojalá That can go back and that they can go back more players of our club. This is important for us. My motivations are the same to follow surrendering to the maximum. I will face this year the same of motivated".
Three players of the Barça in the Top-6
In addition to Messi, there is a total of three players culés in the Top-6. They are Neymar Jr (5º) and Andrés Iniesta (6º). Zlatan Ibrahimovic (4º), Van Persie (7º), Robben (8º), Bleat (9º) and Pirlo (10º) complete the ten first squares. Any another team, therefore, has three players in the Top-10.
In spite of this second position, Leo Messi keeps on being the footballer with more Balloons of Gold of the history, surpassing the three attained by Michel Platini of consecutive form (1983, 1984 and 1985) and the three that also have Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973 and 1974) and Marco go Suffice (1988, 1989 and 1992).
