Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the inaugural Fifa Ballon d’Or award at a ceremony in Zurich. Messi, 23, won the prize – a merger of the Fifa Player of the Year prize and Ballon d’Or – ahead of his Barca team-mates Andres Iniesta and Xavi. “I’m surprised to win but pleased to be here with my friends,” said Messi, who won the two separate awards last year
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Lionel Messi wins Fifa Ballon d’Or award ( Golden Ball ) 2010