Lionel Messi wins best footballer of the year award ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo

In a News posted by tuko.co.ke on its page,reported that in spain league(LaLiga), Lionel Messi has been named the 2016/2017 La Liga player of the year for the 5th time in his career(2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2017).

La Pulga subsequently received the Trofeo Alfredo Di Stefano at a ceremony hosted by Marca on Monday, December 18.

In addition, he was given the Pichichi Trophy after being the scorer of the same in the 2016/17 season.

Lionel Messi lifts his awards at the ceremony,

Messi scored 37 goals in 34 goals ahead of teammate Luis Suarez who scored 29 goals in 35 games and Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 25 goals in 29 games.

Meanwhile, club teammate Andres Iniesta was named Spain's best player after helping his country to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

In other awards Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak was named the goalkeeper of the year while Celta Vigo was given the Zarra trophy for being the Spanish top scorer in La Liga.