WINNERS AT 2015 BALLON D'OR Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi Women's World Player of the Year: Carli Lloyd Puskas Award: Wendell Lira Men's World Coach of the Year: Luis Enrique Women's World Coach of the Year: Jill Ellis Fair Play Award: All football organsations supporting refugees FIFA/FIFPro World XI: Manuel Neuer; Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Dani Alves; Andres Iniesta, Luka Modric, Paul Pogba; Lionel Messi, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo
Ballon d'Or 2015 winner Lionel Messi did not pick up another major individual prize in Switzerland on Monday, as Wendell Lira won the Puskas Award.
Messi's Copa del Rey Final goal for Barcelona against Athletic Bilbao at the Nou Camp failed to be adjudged the Goal of the Year.
Argentine superstar Messi and Roma's Alessandro Florenzi were beaten to the prize by 27-year-old Brazilian, Lira, at the Kongresshaus, Zurich ceremony hosted by Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt and Sky Sports News presenter Katie Abdo.
Lira, who now plays for Vila Nova, netted a superb bicycle kick for Goianesia away at Atletico Goianiense on March 11 last year to round off a terrific team goal.
'It is an honour to be here to get to know famous players I've only seen on the screen before,' Lira said in accepting the award. 'I thank my family and all those who voted for me. I should like to thank my wife and my daughter.'
Lira received 46.7% of the vote, well ahead of Messi's 33.3% and Florenzi's 7.1%.
The result was determined by a public vote through FIFA's website, and you can watch all three of the top three goals below.
Vila Nova's Brazilian forward Wendell Lira, formerly of Goianesia, delivers a speech on January 11
Lira wept after winning the FIFA Puskas Award ahead of Lionel Messi at the Kongresshaus in Zurich
Lira poses for a portrait prior to the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2015 at the Park Hyatt hotel on January 10
The 27-year-old held up a portrait of himself having traveled to Switzerland for the Monday ceremony
Messi of Argentina and Barcelona is interviewed by Ballon d'Or hosts, James Nesbitt and Katie Abdo
Messi celebrates after scoring in the Copa del Rey Final against Athletic Bilbao on May 30, 2015
THE WINNER
Wendell Lira - Atletico-GO vs GOIANESIA, Brazilian Goiano, March 11
The team goal of the three, but one that still involved a magnificent finish at the end of it, Lira's strike was a joy to watch.
After playing the ball into a team-mate on the edge of the box, Lira ran through the defence, dummied the return pass, and eventually received a delightful chip with his back to goal.
Barely breaking stride the Brazilian unleashed a peach of a bicycle kick past the goalkeeper, the perfect end to a wonderful move, which earned his side a 2-1 win.
THE RUNNERS-UP
Lionel Messi, BARCELONA vs Athletic Bilbao, Copa del Rey, May 30
Not only was this a brilliant goal, but the fact that it came in a cup final, to open the scoring, adds even more weight to its status as the best strike of the year.
When Messi picked the ball up on the right hand side, there was nothing on. Tightly marked, facing towards his own goal, the only option seemed to be to play the ball back to his defenders.
Not for Messi. He turned past the first defender, beat two more as they came across to cover, burst back past the original opponent, cut inside - beat another man - and then fired in at the near post.
Even in slow motion it was all over so quickly, with four defenders and a goalkeeper beaten inside a couple of seconds, and an individual goal out of absolutely nothing.
Alessandro Florenzi - ROMA vs Barcelona, Champions League, September 16
After picking up possession deep inside his own half, Florenzi carried the ball past a couple of Barcelona defenders and up to the halfway line.
Looking up, the 24-year-old full back saw nothing that interested him, in terms of team-mates making runs, but did spot Barca goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen off his line.
Showing not only incredible confidence and vision, but also sensational technique, Florenzi shot from the touchline, 50 yards out, lobbing Ter Stegen and finding the back off the net via the inside of the post.
, a Brazilian , won the 2015  in Zürich on Monday. The Puskás Award is given to the football player voted by the public to have scored the best goal of the year.

Lira's goal was a , in a 2–1 victory for  on March 11; he has since moved to . His goal won 46.7% of the vote, with about 1.6 million people voting. He won the award ahead of five-time  winner Lionel Messi, whose solo goal against  in the  final won 33.3% of the vote. , who plays for AS Roma, scored a 50 long-range goal against FC Barcelona in a  group stage match and came third with 7.1% of the vote.

When Lira's name was announced he broke into tears. He said "It honestly feels like a dream." Only 297 spectators were present in the stadium, Lira said, when he scored the goal in a regional championship of the second division. He added "I could never have guessed that it would change my life so much".

This was his first time in Europe. As a player of a second division football club, he said "I've been struggling to get my head around meeting so many stars, let alone being up for the award with Messi and then having my goal beat his in the vote." Lira also thanked "my family and all those who voted for me."

Messi praised the goal. "The fact is it's a great goal and he deserved it. The award is in good hands".