Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d’Or (and Argentines Abroad: 28th & 29th November)

The reason for AA going up a little later this week was, of course, widely forecast, but I still wanted to wait for it to be made official. Don't count your chickens and all that. On Tuesday (or late on Monday if you're in Argentina), Lionel Messi was named France Football's European Footballer Of The [.