FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for the fifth time ahead of Christiano Ronaldo and Neymar.

                               

LIONEL MESSI : 2015 Ballon d'Or winner

                                          

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi moved brilliance to another level as he was presented with the Ballon d'Or for the fifth time in his extraordinary career.

The greatest player of this generation was recognised by international captains, managers and journalists for his outstanding performances during 2015, when Barcelona became the first team to complete the treble of league, cup and Champions League for the second time.

                                    

Messi’s performances were, at times, mesmerising and his highlights from the past 12 months include his goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, when he chipped Manuel Neuer from six yards, and his solo run against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final.

 Messi received 41.33% of the votes, Ronaldo earned 27.76% while Neymar scooping 7.86% of the votes casted.
This is what the Barcelona star had to say after being announced the winner: "It's an incredibly special moment. It's more than anything I ever dreamed of as a kid".

                                 

Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

                                                    
                                                  


The other words were awarded as summurised below;

• Wendell Lira won the Puskas award for team goal of the year after finishing team move for Goianesia in Brazil
• Barcelona manager Luis Enrique was named Coach of the Year after guiding the Catalan club to five titles 

• USA's Carli Lloyd claimed the Women's Player of the Year award while Jill Ellis won the Coach of the Year gong

Source: Dailymail