Lionel Messi took home a record-breaking fifth Ballon D'Or trophy today, as he was praised around the world by some of his footballing colleagues.
Obviously, some of his team-mates in Barcelona had something to say about who they believe to be the best footballer ever to step inside the pitch, but a number of his opponents also congratulated the Argentinean for adding another piece of silverware to his trophy case.
Take a look at what Lionel Messi's colleagues said about his fifth Ballon D'Or win
Congratulations to Lionel Messi on winning his 5th #BallondOr. Unbelievable achievement
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) January 11, 2016
Congrats #Messi well deserved!! https://t.co/2n1rSv2nqu
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) January 11, 2016
And a living legend. The genius. #BallondOr winner for the 5th time. Lionel Messi. I am deeply honered to be a part of this family.
— Arda Turan (@ArdaTuran) January 11, 2016
Steven Gerrard's Instagram post
"Leo, you're the greatest for winning your fifth Ballon D'Or! And congratulations to Iniesta, Alves and Neymar for being voted to the FIFPro World XI 2015!"
Grande Leo por ganar tu quinto Ballon d'Or! Y felicitar a @andresiniesta8, @DaniAlvesD2 y @neymarjr por estar en el FIFPro World XI 2015!
— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) January 11, 2016
"Enjoy it, my friends. You are the greatest, Leo and Neymar!"
Disfruten amigos, son grandes de verdad Leo y @neymarjr!!!!! pic.twitter.com/EIdCmmsJIY
— Luis Suarez (@LuisSuarez9) January 11, 2016
Tthe FIFA #BallondOr 2015 winner is the greatest footballer ever to play the game, Lionel Messi.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) January 11, 2016
¡Felicidades Leo por tu 5️#BallondOr! Y a Alves, Iniesta y Neymar por estar en el FIFA FIFPro 2015 y a Luis Enrique pic.twitter.com/ENm9mkKdH3
— Ivan Rakitic (@ivanrakitic) January 11, 2016
"Congratulations Leo, you're the best!"
Congratulazioni Leo... Sei il migliore !!! pic.twitter.com/Hs73SJUIEq
— Stephan El Shaarawy (@OfficialEl92) January 11, 2016
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FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015
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