On January 11, 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland, the next ceremony of awarding the main individual prize to the best footballer of the planet of the past season took place. The whole world recognized the name of the 2016 Golden Ball winner.
For several decades, the international football association FIFA has determined the most worthy football player on the planet based on the results of one sports season. In 2016, two players of the Spanish Barcelona (Neymar and Lionel Messi), as well as the famous seven of the Royal Madrid club, the incomparable Cristiano Ronaldo, claimed the Ballon d'Or.
At the Zurich ceremony, the eminent Brazilian Kaka, who won the 2007 Golden Ball, was entrusted with the right to declare the best football player on the planet in 2015. By the way, the former player of Milan and Real Madrid at the time of the presentation of the award was the last Brazilian to be awarded such an honorary title.
According to the voting results, Lionel Messi received the Golden Ball-2016. The Argentine striker two years later (past awards went to Cristiano) again received the most valuable individual football player's prize.
Last season, Messi, together with Barcelona, won a triumphant victory in the Champions League, once again becoming the champion of Spain. Leo won the Spanish Royal Cup with the Catalans in 2015.
In La Liga last season, Messi hit the rivals' goal 43 times, in the Champions League he was able to score 10 times. In the national team, Lionel played 8 matches in 2015, in which he managed to please the fans with goals four times.
Lionel Messi received the Golden Ball award for the fifth time in his career.
