Last night the World Player of the Year was announced along with the Team of the Year. It should come as a surprise that Barcelona forward Lionel Messi won the World Player of the Year award ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Ricardo Kaka.

Messi said: "I would like to thank all the colleagues who voted for me. It is a great honour to get this award as this comes from colleagues from other teams.

"This means that a magnificent year for Barcelona ends in a magnificent way for me and Barcelona."

Two Man United players were named in the Team of the Year:

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)

Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Nemanja Vidic (Man United), John Terry (Chelsea) and Patrice Evra (Man United)

Midfielders:

Xavi (Barcelona), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) and Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)

Forwards:

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona) and Fernando Torres (Liverpool)

Finally, former Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo won the Fifa Puskas award for the best goal of the 2008/09 season.