Barcelona's Lionel Messi wins Uefa Best Player in Europe award
The 28-year-old Argentine adds another trophy to his collection, beating teammate Luis Suarez and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in a Europe-wide poll of journalists
Lionel Messi has added another individual trophy to his collection on Thursday, being voted Uefa’s Best Player in Europe for last season.
The Barcelona star beat Luis Suarez, his teammate at the Champions League winners, and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in a Europe-wide poll of journalists.
Messi, the four-time Fifa world player of the year, got the Uefa honour after a season-long duel with Ronaldo for the Champions League scoring record. Both resume this season on 77 goals.
Suarez, who scored the decisive second goal in the 3-1 final win over Juventus, reached the shortlist despite starting his season in late October.
Launched in 2011, the Uefa award previously went to Messi, Andres Iniesta, Franck Ribery and Ronaldo.
