Lionel Messi will once more be at the cover of the FIFA title. The Argentine sensation graced the box back in the 2013 and 2014 edition of the game and now it has been announced that he will at it for the 3rd consecutive time. The star of Barcelona was also named as the best player of the 2014 World Cup even though he failed to win the prestigious trophy as well as failing to score the maximum amount of goals during the tournament; he was still elected to be the player to win the Golden Ball for the worldwide event.
All of these distinguished accomplishments have raised the question concerning the next FIFA Ballon d’Or which will be awarded to the best player during the past campaign and even though Lionel Messi did not manage on pushing Argentina through the finals and defeat Germany, the media is still recognizing him.
Compared to his rival C.Ronaldo, the Portuguese star did not go through such an impressive campaign after being knocked out of the 2014 World Cup in the early stages of the tournament but his real accomplishments were made with his club Real Madrid as he was one of the main players behind the success of the Spanish club (according to the PlainSailing.com website) that managed to lift the Copa del Rey and the Champions League title.
The 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or is more than 4 months away but fans and even managers are already taking an inclination towards who they think is going to win it this time around. The list of nominees has already been released and it includes the likes of: Gareth Bale, Edinson Cavani, Falcao, Eden Hazard, Thiago Silva and a number of other high profile players from around the world but the real competition that has been being played for the past years is Messi and C.Ronaldo.
C.Ronaldo will have a hard task defending the trophy as Lionel Messi will be returning to Barcelona thirsty for glory and with the arrival of Luis Suarez; the Argentinean is going to have another world class player that can help him achieve even more glory and success.