Lionel Messi Becoming World Player of the Year will Make South Asian Fans Happy

When the announcement came that Lionel Messi is the World Player of the Year, most people in South Asia were asleep and they will perhaps know tomorrow in TV news. In South Asia, there are many die hard supporters of Argentina national football team and there are also many supporters of Barcelona FC. So, they will be very happy to know that it was Messi who is now the best player in the world. The Argentine supporters will be even happier to see that there was no Brazilian footballer in the top 3 positions.

BBC reported:

He beat off competition from last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Kaka and Andres Iniesta.

In a vote by captains and head coaches of the men's and women's national teams, Messi won 1,073 votes, Ronaldo 352, Xavi 196, Kaka 190 and Iniesta 134.

Messi becomes the first Argentine to win the award, which was inaugurated in 1991, and it completes a stunning year for the brilliant winger.

Thus, it is a sad news for Brazilian supporters. Tomorrow, football fans in South Asian cities like Dhaka and Kolkata will surely argue with this win of Messi. 

Real Madrid, Barcelona Won La Liga Matches on Saturday

Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona won their respective La Liga matches on Saturday. In fact, both the teams clinched comfortable victories thanks to their recently signed stars. Barcelona’s 2-0 win came at Getafe, while Real Madrid thrashed Espanyol 3-0 on the road.

Getafe was defending well until Ibrahimovic scored in the 65^th minute to put Barcelona ahead in the game. Barcelona’s victory was ensured when Lionel Messi scored the second in the 79^th minute.

Real Madrid dominated throughout the game against Espanyol. Midfielder Granero gave the visitors a lead after 39 minutes. Real was leading 1-0 at the half time. The lead was doubled when Guti scored in the 77^th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the third goal in the 90^th minutes after coming off the bench.

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