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Messi wins 3rd straight FIFA player of year award My name is Lionel Andres Messi and I was born on 24 June 1987 south of Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Presently, I play as a right forward for FC Barcelona (Barca) and for the Argentinian National Team. I have dual citizenship, Argentinian and Spanish, as I completed the two-year Spanish residency requirements in 2005. They call me Leo, Lio or La Pulga, but the one I am most used to is Leo. 　ZURICH -Already considered one of soccer’s greats at age 24, Lionel Messi on Monday became the first to win FIFA player of the year three times in a row. 瑞士苏黎世：24岁的阿根廷球星梅西已经被誉为足球史上的最伟大球员之一。就在本周一，梅西连续三年夺得金球奖，成为该奖项史上三连冠的第一人。 The Barcelona and Argentina forward received the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2011, beating club teammate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. 　　 “It’s a huge honor,” Messi said after accepting the trophy from retired Brazilian great Ronaldo. 　Messi scored 55 goals in 2011 for Barcelona, which won its third Champions League title in six seasons, and he had four goals for Argentina’s national team. Messi received 48 percent of the points in votes cast by national team coaches and captains plus selected reporters. Cristiano Ronaldo finished second with 22 percent and Xavi had 9 percent to finish third for the third straight year. “This one is very special because I want to share this with my friend and teammate Xavi. He deserves it,” Messi said. Messi was outscored by Ronaldo in the Spanish league last season—40 to 31 — but elevated his game in the biggest matches. Xavi described his teammate as “one of the best footballers in the history of the sport。” “He’s still young. I think he’s probably going to break all the records that exist in the sport,” Xavi said.