Lionel Messi At The FIFA Awards: It's Been A Perfect Year

Widely regarded to win the FIFA World Player Award, Lionel Messi was largely modest in FIFA’s Gala preceding the presentation of the award.

When asked of his reaction to receiving the award, Messi expressed his happiness. “It is a great joy to be here for the 3rd consecutive year. It is the culmination of a year that cannot be improved upon”.

When asked about his favorite memory of a record year for Barcelona, the Argentine cited the Champions League final victory as his highest achievement. He also went on to praise FIFA for their organization of the Club World Cup and cited the Abu Dhabi fans as “very enthusiastic”.

As for what is in store for the rest of 2010, the Ballon d’Or winner highlighted the importance of working to continue to achieve good results saying that Barca would continue to fight for all titles. @Goal

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