{"id":39841,"date":"2014-07-15T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T06:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=39841"},"modified":"2014-07-15T17:53:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T09:53:43","slug":"lionel-messi-award-surprises-sepp-blatter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/world-cup\/lionel-messi-award-surprises-sepp-blatter-39841.html","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi award &#8220;surprises&#8221; Sepp Blatter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Lionel-Messi-Golden-Ball-award.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi Golden Ball award\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Lionel-Messi-Golden-Ball-award.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Lionel-Messi-Golden-Ball-award-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Lionel-Messi-Golden-Ball-award-584x330.jpg 584w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Lionel-Messi-Golden-Ball-award-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/signup.dafabet.com\/en\/registration.html?trackingId=TRK397730414&#038;mediaId=MED982939458&#038;language=en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&#038;mediaId=MED595488343&#038;language=en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_google_plusone\" g:plusone:size=\"medium\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\" pi:pinit:url=\"https:\/\/www.dafabet.com\" pi:pinit:media=\"#\" pi:pinit:layout=\"horizontal\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2>FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted he was &#8220;a little bit surprised&#8221; Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi won the World Cup&#8217;s Golden Ball award.<\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona playmaker Messi ended up on the losing side in Sunday&#8217;s World Cup final defeat to Germany but still walked away with the honour of being the best player at Brazil 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old scored four goals in the tournament but could do nothing to stop the Germans from picking up their fourth world title in Rio de Janeiro thanks to an extra-time strike from Mario Gotze that sealed a 1-0 win for Joachim Low&#8217;s men.<\/p>\n<p>Blatter, who presented Messi with the award which was decided by FIFA&#8217;s technical study group, said: &#8220;I was a little bit surprised when I saw Messi coming up to collect the best player of the competition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All of Messi&#8217;s goals came in the group stage &#8211; including a late winner against Iran &#8211; and Blatter felt the Camp Nou legend had been rewarded for helping La Albiceleste to three Group F victories and maximum points.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;If you compare the beginning of the tournament and why finally the Argentina team got into the final, they were decisive and I think it was a decision [based on that].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Argentina captain will now head back to Barcelona following a summer break as he looks to make up for his World Cup disappointment by helping the Catalans restore some pride under new boss Luis Enrique after a poor 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Glove award went to Germany&#8217;s Manuel Neuer while France midfielder Paul Pogba was named Best Young Player.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia&#8217;s James Rodriguez was the top goalscorer and claimed the Golden Boot after finding the back of the net six times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted he was &#8220;a little bit surprised&#8221; Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi won the World Cup&#8217;s Golden Ball award. Barcelona playmaker Messi ended up on the losing side in Sunday&#8217;s World Cup final defeat to Germany but still walked away with the honour of being the best player at Brazil 2014. The 27-year-old scored four goals in the tournament but could do nothing to stop the Germans from picking up their fourth world title in Rio de Janeiro thanks to an extra-time strike from Mario Gotze that sealed a 1-0 win for Joachim Low&#8217;s men. Blatter, who presented Messi with the award which was decided by FIFA&#8217;s technical study group, said: &#8220;I was a little bit surprised when I saw Messi coming up to collect the best player of the competition.&#8221; All of Messi&#8217;s goals came in the group stage &#8211; including a late winner against Iran &#8211; and Blatter felt the Camp Nou legend had been rewarded for helping La Albiceleste to three Group F victories and maximum points. 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