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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