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Barcelona star Lionel Messi has been named Fifa World Footballer of the Year to complete a stunning 2009 for the Argentine forward. The 22-year-old, who helped Barca win the Club World Cup on Saturday becomes the first Argentine to win the award. I'm extremely happy. We've just ended a historic year, a perfect year in which we've won every competition we've played in, said Messi. He beat off competition from last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo. On the other hand, Brazilian Marta won the Women's World Player of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time.
