Lionel Messi wins his 5th Ballon d’Or ahead of fellow FC Barcelona team-mate Neymar Jr and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi is the only footballer in the world to win the coveted trophy five times.
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Messi had previously won four consecutive titles in 2009,2010,2011 and 2012, though Cristiano Ronaldo had won the last two prizes. Lionel Messi had an incredible 2015, as he won five major trophies with FC Barcelona.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Messi’s fifth Ballon d’Or win.
Congrats #Messi well deserved!! 👏🏼👑 https://t.co/2n1rSv2nqu
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) January 11, 2016
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Congratulation to Messi to the 5 FIFA Ballon d or amazing!!!👏⚽️🏆 pic.twitter.com/u8YgrPMmw1
— Luís Figo (@LuisFigo) January 11, 2016
Lionel Messi is the ONLY player to win the #BallondOr five times. pic.twitter.com/Sxpk6r5SOe
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 11, 2016
Lionel Messi is the first player to win the #BallondOr five times. https://t.co/RnQ7ddGL5n pic.twitter.com/ZBaF5hm91Y
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/footballvines/status/686625178080669697
Fifa #BallondOr votes breakdown:#Messi: 41.33%#Cristiano: 27.76%#Neymar: 7.86%
Reaction: https://t.co/yeSuFA8tdT pic.twitter.com/r8FHDNUVkA— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 11, 2016
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GALLERY: Messi's 2015. Another golden year for the Ballon D'Or winner: https://t.co/gh9e1wGiNs pic.twitter.com/9M1xIkcdkN
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 11, 2016
Congratulations to Lionel Messi on winning his 5th #BallondOr. Unbelievable achievement 👏🏼
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) January 11, 2016
Lionel Messi, 5-time Ballon d'Or winner! Congratulations, Leo! #MESSI5 #ballondor pic.twitter.com/WC6Xx07e9v
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 11, 2016
#Messi now has more #BallondOr trophies than you can fit into one tweet… pic.twitter.com/5a6YU6yRYv
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 11, 2016
Congrats Messi. Without a doubt the best footballer ever.
— Craig Mitch (@CraigxMitch) January 11, 2016
Qué grande sos! 🔟👏🏼 Ídolo ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/6vaDDXxdqn
— Paulo Dybala (@PauDybala_JR) January 11, 2016
Lionel #Messi's son, Thiago, reacts to his dad winning the #BallondOr: pic.twitter.com/JR3y9HnMHp
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 11, 2016
#Cristiano Ronaldo congratulates #BallondOr 2015 winner Lionel #Messi
[BBC] pic.twitter.com/rrviZE8pvG— Leo Messi 🔟 (@WeAreMessi) January 11, 2016
That moment when a Cristiano Ronaldo goal is assisted by Messi… #BallonDor https://t.co/ItmOCMZQgh
— Football Factly (@FootballFactly) January 11, 2016
Congratulazioni Leo… 👏🏼⚽️
Sei il migliore !!! pic.twitter.com/Hs73SJUIEq— Stephan El Shaarawy (@OfficialEl92) January 11, 2016
An admirable record, Leo. The Barcelona family is very proud to have you here with us pic.twitter.com/HqRRSvvNEm
— Josep Maria Bartomeu (@jmbartomeu) January 11, 2016
Congratulations to Lionel Messi on his 5th Ballon D'Or!!! Who'd have thought back then… Best Player Ever! pic.twitter.com/RmYet2lpQP
— Luis Garcia (@luchogarcia14) January 11, 2016
2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or Result:
1) Messi
2) Ronaldo
3) Neymar#BallondOr pic.twitter.com/RHNN0YHLo3— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) January 11, 2016
And a special tribute by Adidas…
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Leo Messi is here to create. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆https://t.co/VM7gQ8hkCN— adidas (@adidas) January 11, 2016