A file picture taken on December 18, 2011 in Yokohama, shows Barcelona player Lionel Messi holding the Adidas Gold Ball trophy during the awarding ceremony after the final football match against Santos FC at the FIFA Club World Cup. Messi was elected "Champion of the Champions 2011" by French daily sports newspaper L'Equipe on December 24, 2011, ahead of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, world number one and German Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel. [Xinhua/AFP Photo]