Messi wins Ballon d'Or

[Vhero]

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named the European Footballer of the Year.

1. Lionel Messi (Barca), 473 points.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real), 233.
3. Xavi (Barcelona), 170.
4. Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), 149.
5. Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan), 75.
6. Kaka (Real Madrid), 58.
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barca), 50.
8. Wayne Rooney (Man United), 35.
9. Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 33.
10. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), 32.
11. Fernando Torres (Liverpool), 22.
12. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), 13.
13. Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg), 12.
14. Ryan Giggs (Man United), 11.
15. Thierry Henry (Barcelona), 9.
16. Luis Fabiano (Sevilla) 8.
(tie) Nemanja Vidic (Man United), 8.
(tie) Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), 8.
19. Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), 7.
20. Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), 6.
21. Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal), 5.
(tie) Julio Cesar (Inter), 5.
(tie) Frank Lampard (Chelsea), 5.
24. Maicon (Inter), 4.
25. Diego (Juventus), 3.
26. David Villa (Valencia)
(tie) John Terry (Chelsea), 2.
28. Franck Ribery (Bayern M), 1.
(tie) Yaya Toure (Barcelona), 1.
30. Karim Benzema (Real), 0.

I think a few are very biased like Rooney above Torres but Messi deserved it and I think we all knew he was gonna get it this year over Ronaldo.

[CityFanFromRome]

I'm glad Messi got it, would have loved for Xavi to come before Ronaldo but I guess it would have been asking too much. Three Barca players in the first four says a lot really about their quality especially in midfield, and if you think Eto'o was there till a few months ago and basically earned his fifth place there, it strenghtens the concept.

[mr_nool]

I'm glad Messi got it, would have loved for Xavi to come before Ronaldo but I guess it would have been asking too much. Three Barca players in the first four says a lot really about their quality especially in midfield, and if you think Eto'o was there till a few months ago and basically earned his fifth place there, it strenghtens the concept.

And his replacement is in seventh place, alternating in their starting line up with number 15 from the list ... Quite a team!

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

First defender at 16. Ridiculous as always.

[Scatman]

how are the points allocated?

[Vhero]

how are the points allocated?

As far as I am aware 96 journalists from around the world chose their top five players and each player get a point each.

[trout man]

Also shows that despite spending £250 million we dont have a single player in that line up...not really expressive of our being the richest club in the world.

[Vhero]

Also shows that despite spending £250 million we dont have a single player in that line up...not really expressive of our being the richest club in the world.

I have a feeling that if Adebyor was still playing for Arsenal he would have been in that lineup. Not that he would have played any better I think the fact that nearly all them players play in Europe has a Major factor in voting.