Barcelona FC’s Lionel Messi won his fourth straight Ballon d’Or trophy earlier this month, topping off a record breaking 12 months. It ranks him as this years best player in the world’s most popular sport, and arguably the best ever. 2012 say him score a record-breaking 91 goals — breaking a 40-year-old mark held by German Gerd Muller.
(h/t mashable)