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Dynamo K. vs FC Barcelona
Date: 09-12-09 Time: 20:45
Stadium: Valeri Lobanovsky
Messi received the Golden Ball (Ballon d’Or) award
Today Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (22) received the award for the best player in the world. Messi received the Golden Ball (Ballon d’Or) at the hands of Denis Chaumier, director of France Football. The TV show “Telefoot” broadcasted the ceremony live on the French channel TF1. “I dedicate the Golden Ball to my teammates. I share this trophy with them. And I’m very happy to be the first Argentine player and also the first Barcelona academy player to receive this award,” Messi said when receiving the trophy.
