Lionel Messi did not win the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Despite being injury-prone during his early career , he established himself as an integral player for the club within the next three years , finishing 2007 as a finalist for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award , a feat he repeated the following year .	FIFA	FIFA	Ballon d'Or	Ballon d'Or	World Player of the Year award	FIFA World Player of the Year	FIFA World Player of the Year	FIFA World Player of the Year
