Leo Messi gave the Golden Ball 2009 to all the fans Barcelona in the preliminaries of the joint meeting between FC Barcelona and Espanyol. The Argentine, who missed Saturday’s derby by a sore right ankle, was cheered by fans, teammates and the captain of Espanyol, Luis Garcia, when he lifted the trophy that he is credited as the best player this year.
Lionel Messi
Despite a sprained ankle, Messi wanted to thank this gesture with the support of the fans and the other members of the Barça squad. A priori, this will not be the last award received by the Argentine soccer since it looks like that will be the FIFA World Player.
Messi, who received the Golden Ball on Sunday, was ahead in the classification of Cristiano Ronaldo and his companions in all Barça Xavi and Iniesta.
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