ZURICH -- Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award after shattering the world record with 91 goals last year for Barcelona and Argentina.
The 25-year-old won for the fourth straight time, beating Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta in voting announced Monday. His 91 goals topped Gerd Mueller's mark of 85 for Bayern Munich and Germany in 1972.
Messi received 41.60 percent of the points in votes by national team coaches and captains plus selected media. Ronaldo got 23.68 percent and Iniesta 10.91 percent.
"To tell the truth, this is really unbelievable to get the fourth award. I am so nervous," Messi said in Spanish, wearing a black tuxedo jacket and bow tie, both with a white polka-dot pattern in an unexpectedly flamboyant touch.
The three men's Player of the Year were on the World XI All-Star team chosen by the FIFPro group of players' unions, comprising 50,000 members worldwide.
They selected a team [w=compose]composed[/w] entirely of players from Spanish clubs, with nine repeating their selection from one year ago.
Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas was selected as [w]goalkeeper[/w], joined on defense by teammates Sergio Ramos and Marcelo and by Barcelona's Dani Alves and Gerard Pique. Iniesta was joined in midfield by Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso. Messi led the attack with Ronaldo and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao. Marcelo and Falcao replaced Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic and Wayne Rooney from the 2011 team.
【新闻快讯】2012年1月8日凌晨2点，国际足联2012年度颁奖大典在瑞士苏黎世国际会展中心隆重举行，阿根廷球员梅西力压C罗和伊涅斯塔获FIFA金球奖，成为历史上第一位4次当选国际足联年度最佳的男子球员。
三人的得票率分别为梅西41.60%、C罗23.68%、伊涅斯塔10.91%，可以说梅西是以压倒性优势获得金球奖。获奖的梅西超越普拉蒂尼，成为了金球奖史上唯一一位连续四次蝉联此殊荣的球员。
此外，颁奖仪式也揭晓了FIFA年度最佳阵容，西甲破天荒包揽所有名额，本赛季西甲榜首三强包办全部11人名单，其中皇马和巴萨拥有10席，马竞拿走了剩下的一个名额，全球其他联赛和球队则无一人能入围。
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