Lionel Messi poses with Neymar and Ballon d'Or trophy

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi recently won a record fifth Ballon d'Or award after beating his rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Neymar

neymar and messi

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi recently won a record fifth Ballon d'Or award after beating his rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Neymar.

Nontheless, Neymar could not be more thrilled to see his friend win the honour.

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A photo posted by Nj u00f0u009fu0087u00a7u00f0u009fu0087u00b7 (@neymarjr) onJan 11, 2016 at 1:13pm PST

The Brazilian striker went on to post a picture with Lionel Messi on his instagram account.

Messi broke Ronaldo's previous two successive wins (2013, 2014) to bag the award this year.

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