Lionel Messi became the best football player of 2015

Lionel Messi was able to leave behind Gianluigi Buffon and his main rival Cristiano Ronaldo and become the best footballer of this year, according to the independent Association of European Football Clubs.

Triumph Messi and Barcelona

Yesterday in Dubai (UAE) at the award ceremony of the ESA the best football players of the world gathered.

The Argentinian Mersey was ahead of the goalkeeper of Juventus Buffon and Real Madrid striker Ronaldo and became holders of the Globe Soccer Awards. The striker of Barcelona won the Spanish championship, the Cup of the country, the UEFA Super Cup, the Champions League, the Club World Cup.

His team is also recognized as the best club in Europe, and the head of the club Josep Maria Bartomeu is the best president.

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Among the coaches the leader was coach of the team of Belgium Mark Vilmots. The Academy of Portuguese "Benfica" has no equal in the issue of training professional football players, believe in the ECA.

Among the awardees was an arbiter from Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov, he was named the best judge, and among the agents noted the work of Georges Mendes of Portugal.