As if of a 'thriller' treated , the gala of the prizes FIFA The Best 2019 celebrated this Monday gave step to an unexpected and full end of suspense, in which Leo Messi erigió like big protagonist ofthe night . The star of the FC Barcelona conquered the award to Better Player of the past season by in front of Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil go Dijk, the one who was the main favourite in all the quinielas.
With the conquest of his first trophy FIFA TheBest , Leo Messi increases even more his collection of titles and individual distinctions, that can increase even more before finish the year in case to carry the sixth Balloon of Gold of his career, that will deliver the magazine 'France Football' next Monday 2 December. Now it is empatado with Cristiano Ronaldo, with what would be the only with six in all the history.
It does some days seemed unthinkable that Messi won this prize, but the fact to having conquered the FIFA The Best gives him a lot of more possibilities of face to the ceremony that will take place in Paris. Messi, remember, will collect also the sixth Boot of Gold in the next days, after contributing with 36 goals to his tenth League in the rows of the FC Barcelona. With 34 titles, there is not anybody that have won more in the Barça, where is the maximum realizador historical with 603 targets. In Argentina commands also with 67 targets, in spite of the critical constants that receives.
Along his sportive career, 'The Flea' has won to date five Balloons of Gold (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015), a FIFA World Player (2009), a FIFA The Best (2019), six Boots of Gold (2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19), six Pichichis of LaLiga (the years of the Boots of Gold), six Pichichis of the Champions League (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15 and 2018-19), a Balloon of Gold of the World-wide (2014), two prizes of the UEFA to the Best Player of Europe (2011, 2015) and seven MVP of LaLiga (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15 and 2017-18).
Messi possesses besides the following records, between many others:
- Record of goals in the FC Barcelona (603)
- Record of goals in LaLiga (419)
- Record of goals in Argentina (67)
- Record of goals in a League (50)
- Record of goals in a natural year (91)
- Máximo goleador in a party of Champions (5)
Messi also is a collector of collective titles
With the FC Barcelona has conquered 34 titles, that divide of the following form: 10 Leagues, 4 Champions League, 3 World-wide of Clubs, 6 Glasses of Rey, 3 Supercopas of Europe and 8 Supercopas of Spain. With Argentina, on the other hand, won the World-wide Sub-20 (2005) and a medal of olympic gold (2008). It can say, in this sense, that are in front of a player superlative that hardly will go back to repeat in the history of the football. And it can that of the sport.