Lionel Messi was just named by UEFA as the Best Player in Europe for the 2010 – 2011 season. This new UEFA award is given to a European club player, based on a player’s performance for both their club and country.
Messi is clearly the best player in the world at this point, so it goes without saying that he was a shoe-in for the European award. Messi received 38 votes, putting him ahead of a Barcelona teammate Xavi (11 votes) and Cristiano Ronaldo (3 votes).
Here is a complete top ten list for the 2010 – 2011 UEFA Best Player in Europe award:
1 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2 Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona)
3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
4 Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
5 Falcao (FC Porto)
6 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
7 Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan)
9 Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
10 Manuel Neuer (FC Schalke)
Messi Led Barcelona to a La Liga title as well as winning the Champions League. Messi scored 31 goals in the Spanish League, another 12 during the Champions League, and 7 more in the Spanish cup. If you think someone else deserves this award, then I don’t know what you’re watching. It’s not even close.
