Leo Messi wins Globe Soccer Awards

Leo Messi wins Globe Soccer Awards

At the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday, Barcelona star Lionel Messi took home the award for best player of 2015, beating out Cristiano Ronaldo and others, reports CBS Sports. “[I'm] obviously very happy but all these awards are for the whole club,” Messi said, according to Gulf News. Messi had a magical 2015, leading Barcelona to five trophies, including the Club World Cup last Sunday. Barca also won the team of the year award. On the national level, Messi led Argentina to the Copa America final, where it lost to host Chile in the summer. The Argentine has made 60 appearances for club and country so far in 2015, scoring 61 goals. The talented attacker could add another award in early January when the Ballon d'Or is announce

Villarreal 1- 0 Real Madrid

 
 Real Madrid are five points behind leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid after losing to Villarreal in a wasteful performance.  Villarreal scored early when Luka Modric lost possession and Cedric Bakambu found Roberto Soldado to place the ball through Keylor Navas' legs. Real, who are now only three points above fifth-placed Villarreal, had 20 shots but only forced one save. Cristiano Ronaldo hit the outside of the post in the second half. Villarreal dominated the early stages and could have led by more but Real were the side on the attack for the majority of the second half, albeit with minimal effect. Real had won all five games since their 4-0 thrashing by Barcelona in El Clasico last month, although one of those was in the Copa del Rey against Cadiz - a result likely to be struck out after their elimination for fielding an ineligible player.