BARCELONA, Spain – Barcelona’s 22-year-old Argentinian striker Lionel Messi has won the 2009 Golden Ball award for best player in the European soccer leagues. The award was given by France Football, which placed Messi ahead of other soccer greats like Portugal’s Christian Ronaldo and Brazil’s Kaka. Scoring 473 points out of a maximum 480, Messi was 240 points ahead of second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo and became the fifth South American to win the...