Lionel Messi will be out of action for up to three weeks after pulling a right thigh muscle in the 2-0 win over Almeria on Saturday. The injury to the world player of the year will rule him out of Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Celtic as well as two Spanish league games against Valladolid and Osasuna.
Three in a row for Messi
It comes as no surprise that Lionel Messi has won the Fifa Ballon d’Or prize for the best player of 2011 at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, only the fourth player in history to win the trophy three times. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson won the presidential award for services to football, while Messi’s Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola was …
Messi wins the Fifa Ballon d’Or
Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the inaugural Fifa Ballon d’Or award at a ceremony held in Zurich.