Messi has been named The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019 award beating Ronaldo and Van Dijk. During his acceptance speech, Messi says collective awards are more important than individual arwards for him.
Messi: "For me, individual awards are a secondary thing, the important one are the collective ones, but it's a special night for me."
"I would like to thank everyone who have voted for me to win The Best."
"I am lucky to be with my family, Thiago and Mateo have attended for the first time. To see my children enjoy watching me receive the award is unique."
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Ashutosh545
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Thank God you didn't say you are the GOAT... because we all know how humble you are... We had set so high standards for you that people were assuming you to win every trophy and score 60 goals to win it again... But believe me being the top scorer everywhere laliga, ucl and in Europe and as well as providing most assista is not something that every player can do it.... There are many players who can assist but can't score much and othera who can score but can't assist much..... You have done both at same time... 10th laliga title in 14 years... Enjoy.. 🎉
Bright2109
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you deserve it 💯💯💯
Amazo19234
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With all things aside I want to remind you guys that Valverde is still coaching Barca....hv a nice evening[Crylaugh]
Tehdmosuz
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I personally don't have anything against messi, but things should be done right when it comes to things that makes people happy, this is exactly what happened in 2010 that messi didn't win any personal award, apart from laligar and he was given the best then, that he scored many goals that calendar year. most times people cast their votes based on who they like most but as FIFA knows what's good for the game, they should correct it because this is getting much. Last year it was given to Modric because he lead his country to the world cup finals but the real winner we all knew who it was, how can things like this continue in this beautiful game and you guys think people will respect you. Stars thinking and doing it right pls.
bozbimnptu
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fifa is confused, heard them saying messi just won his record 6th fifa award. i was like could hatred exceed such limits, it would have been so rational to say he won his fifa award number 6, but to say a record 6th time got me wondering. now they used the addage "record". so they consider his five ballon d'or plus this one to be a record, what of the other guy who has won 5 ballon d'or and this same award twice, i never heard them saying he's had a record 7th time fifa award. you see why i mentioned bias! it's just a trend every aspiring president would follow. same with sepp blatter when asked who was the best between messi and cr7, he stood up with his heavy wet diapers and said messi concentrates on football while ronaldo does like a cyborg. was that correct. need not mention pepsi in in 2013, when ronaldo refused doing a commercial for them and they did all sorts of things to his image and apologising later on. but the truth is cr7 is a star, not just any type but that who shines brightest. do you guys think it was a coincidence for American astronauts to discover a new galaxy and name it cr7 meaning cosmo redshift 7? it was designed by God and we're just mortals and pretending so hard not to see he's being ordained
bozbimnptu
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it is so sad to see a big organization like fifa humilating hardwork at its very prime. this is getting out of hands and that so called president, uhh infantino or whatever his name is shouldn't just focus on racism but try to cure the ill that eats so deep into this sphere of sports and that is bias. i am not scared to say this; that cr7 won this award since its inception in 2016, twice, doesn't mean messi should win even when he doesn't deserve it, that van dyke shouldn't win because no defender has ever won the award, that cr7 left real Madrid for juventus after a brillant 2018 season doesn't mean modric deserved the award, that he won the very first edition of puskas doesn't mean salah's goal in 2018 outclassed his bicycle kick against juventus in ucl quarter finals. but fifa should know this, whatever is happening, cr7 would always be messi's predecessor when it comes to winning individual trophies. messi might have been stuck to the barca plan his entire life but there's more to life than just the pitch of camp nou. voting shouldn't be the main parameter in awarding a player with an accolade but hardwork should. that's why i admire tennis sometimes and people think am crazy. nadal is awarded a grand slam for playing so hard to beat federer and not that federer should have won because he had more slices and chops in the game. that's bullshit. the better should win and this is not exhibited in football with all the audience it's got. Infantino, mr President clean your home first to teach others to do same. you were not elected fifa President just to address racism, didn't started in football and won't end there, you have to deal with minor issues that are virtually becoming a global ill, and that is BIAS!