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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. 这位效力于西班牙巴塞罗那队和阿根廷国家队的前锋，力压巴萨俱乐部队友哈维及葡萄牙球星、效力于皇家马德里队的C罗，以压倒性的胜利获得了2011年度国际足联金球奖。 “It’s a huge honor,” Messi said after accepting the trophy from retired Brazilian great Ronaldo. 为巴萨天王颁奖的重量级嘉宾是巴西退役球星罗纳尔多，梅西从这位足球天王前辈手里接过奖杯时表示：“这是一项巨大的荣誉。” 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. 2011年梅西为巴萨队射入了55粒进球，巴塞罗那队也在六赛季内第三次获得欧洲冠军杯联赛冠军。梅西在2011年还为阿根廷国家队踢进了4个球。 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. | 
