Messi, Sasic voted UEFA's best players of 2014-2015

Messi beat out competition from Ronaldo and Suarez while Sasic was voted ahead of France's Amandine Henry


Afp August 27, 2015
Germany's Celia Sasic (L) and Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) with their respective trophies. PHOTO: AFP

PARIS: Lionel Messi was on Thursday voted as UEFA's best player in Europe for 2014-2015 ahead of Real Madrid Barcelona rivals for the award Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez. Germany's Celia Sasic won the women's award.

The Argentina star, who won the Champions League, Spain's La Liga and Spanish Cup with Barcelona, claimed the award for the second time ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez.

"I am happy to win the award. I thank all my teammates because they deserve part of it. I depend a lot on the team like everyone else," the 28-year-old said.

Messi also won in 2010-2011 and succeeds Real Madrid rival Ronaldo who won last year. Ronaldo, however, had piped Messi to the Ballon D' Or award last year. It remains to be seen who will have the last laugh in that race this year.

FFC Frankfurt's Sasic, 27, was voted the best women's player ahead of France's Amandine Henry and fellow German Dzsenifer Marozsan.

Sasic, who retired last month, was the top scorer in the Champions League which Frankfurt won, the Bundesliga and at the Women's World Cup in Canada where she won the Golden Boot award.

COMMENTS (1)

Budmiki sutnga | 8 years ago | Reply I think messi deserves it.... he had done a great job to barca...
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