Leo Messi will be at the 2014 Ballon dOr gala in Zurich next month, having been named among the three finalists for the award. Whats more, a decent case can be made for him to take the prize for a fifth time. The biggest argument in his favour is the World Cup. True, Argentina lost in the final to Germany, but they wouldnt have made it that far without Messi, who had an excellent tournament and was awarded the Golden Ball for his talismanic role within the side. The Barça man ended the competition with four goals in 573 minutes. When it comes to stats, there isnt as much separating Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as some people think. At this point in time, La Pulga has scored three fewer goals than CR7 (52 to 55) this calendar year, while racking up four more assists (22 to 18). At international level, he has 7 goals to Ronaldos 6. Having come out the other end following a little dip in form, Messi is ending the year in trademark style by breaking records. In the space of a week, the pint-sized wizard became the all-time top scorer in La Liga and Champions League history, surpassing Telmo Zarra and Raúl respectively. Although these feats didnt come in time to influence the Ballon dOr reckoning - voting for the award closed on 21st November, the day before his first bout of record-breaking - they nevertheless illustrate that the Argentine would be as worthy a recipient of the accolade as ever.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 05:57:10 +0000
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