Messi wins 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or
Lionel Messi has won the 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or for a record fourth time in succession ahead of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta.
Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball as European soccer's player of the year on Monday, easily outdistancing his closest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, and becoming the first Argentine to win the award.