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!! 👏🏼👑 x.com/fcbarcelona/st…
👑 #Messi5 2015 > #BallondOr 2012 > #BallondOr 2011 > #BallondOr 2010 > #BallondOr 2009 > #BallondOr 👏👏👏👏👏
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Congratulation to Messi to the 5 FIFA Ballon d or amazing!!!👏⚽️🏆
Lionel Messi is the ONLY player to win the #BallondOr five times.
Lionel Messi is the first player to win the #BallondOr five times. es.pn/1Riq4D0
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Fifa #BallondOr votes breakdown: #Messi: 41.33% #Cristiano: 27.76% #Neymar: 7.86% Reaction: bbc.in/1PSod4B
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GALLERY: Messi's 2015. Another golden year for the Ballon D'Or winner: uefa.to/1K9BQrP
Congratulations to Lionel Messi on winning his 5th #BallondOr. Unbelievable achievement 👏🏼
Lionel Messi, 5-time Ballon d'Or winner! Congratulations, Leo! #MESSI5 #ballondor pic.x.com/WC6Xx07e9v
#Messi now has more #BallondOr trophies than you can fit into one tweet...
Congrats Messi. Without a doubt the best footballer ever.
Qué grande sos! 🔟👏🏼 Ídolo ⚽️
Lionel #Messi's son, Thiago, reacts to his dad winning the #BallondOr:
#Cristiano Ronaldo congratulates #BallondOr 2015 winner Lionel #Messi [BBC]
That moment when a Cristiano Ronaldo goal is assisted by Messi... #BallonDor x.com/ActualFutbol/s…
Congratulazioni Leo... 👏🏼⚽️ Sei il migliore !!!
Congratulations to Lionel Messi on his 5th Ballon D'Or!!! Who'd have thought back then... Best Player Ever!
2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or Result: 1) Messi 2) Ronaldo 3) Neymar #BallondOr
And a special tribute by Adidas…
What did you expect? Leo Messi is here to create. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 amp.twimg.com/v/ed389cc8-7a2…