Messi wins 3rd straight FIFA player of year award
梅西三連冠 榮膺2011年FIFA金球獎

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.
瑞士蘇黎世：24歲的阿根廷球星梅西已經(jīng)被譽為足球史上的最偉大球員之一。就在本周一，梅西連續(xù)三年奪得金球獎，成為該獎項史上三連冠的第一人。

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.
這位效力于西班牙巴塞羅那隊和阿根廷國家隊的前鋒，力壓巴薩俱樂部隊友哈維及葡萄牙球星、效力于皇家馬德里隊的C羅，以壓倒性的勝利獲得了2011年度國際足聯(lián)金球獎。

“It’s a huge honor,” Messi said after accepting the trophy from retired Brazilian great Ronaldo.
為巴薩天王頒獎的重量級嘉賓是巴西退役球星羅納爾多，梅西從這位足球天王前輩手里接過獎杯時表示：“這是一項巨大的榮譽?！?/div>

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年梅西為巴薩隊射入了55粒進球，巴塞羅那隊也在六賽季內(nèi)第三次獲得歐洲冠軍杯聯(lián)賽冠軍。梅西在2011年還為阿根廷國家隊踢進了4個球。

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.
本次金球獎的評選仍以三部分來統(tǒng)計票數(shù)：國際足聯(lián)下屬協(xié)會國家隊教練、國家隊隊長以及世界各國權(quán)威媒體。梅西以48%的總得票率排名第一，排名第二和第三的C羅和哈維得票率分別是22%和5%，這樣的排名也已經(jīng)持續(xù)了三年。

“This one is very special because I want to share this with my friend and teammate Xavi. He deserves it,” Messi said.
梅西在發(fā)表獲獎感言時表示：“這個獎很特別，我想要跟我的朋友、我的隊友哈維分享，他當(dāng)之無愧?！?/div>

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.
在上賽季的西甲聯(lián)賽中，梅西射入了31枚進球，在射手榜上不敵皇馬隊超級球星C羅的40枚進球，但2011無疑是梅西的頂峰年。哈維這樣描述他的隊友梅西：“他是體育史上最偉大的足球運動員之一。他還很年輕，我相信他能打破所有的記錄。”