Lionel Messi added another
individual trophy to his collection on Thursday as he was voted UEFA's Best
Player in Europe for last season.
The Barcelona star beat Luis Suarez,
his teammate at the Champions League winner, and Real Madrid's Cristiano
Ronaldo in a Europe-wide poll of journalists.
Messi, the four-time FIFA world
player of the year, got the UEFA honor after a season-long duel with Ronaldo
for the Champions League scoring record. Both resume this season on 77
goals.
Messi scored 58 goals and provided 31 assists as
Barcelona won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and Champions League.
Suarez, who scored the decisive
second goal in the 3-1 final win over Juventus, reached the shortlist despite
starting his season in late-October. The Uruguay forward served a FIFA ban for
biting at the 2014 World Cup.
Messi is the first two-time
winner after winning the inaugural award in 2010-11. Ronaldo won it last
season.
Germany striker Celia Sasic won the
Best Women's Player in Europe award, which is a fitting way to end her career
after the 27-year-old announced her retirement last month.
Sasic topped the vote ahead of
German team-mate Dzsenifer Marozsan and France's Amandine Henry.
BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE
WINNER:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
BEST WOMEN PLAYER IN EUROPE
WINNER:
Celia Sasic (Retired)
Dzsenifer Marozsan (1. FFC
Frankfurt)
Amandine
Henry (Lyon)
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