Profile Argentina title is all that is missing for Messi Yahoo! News UK

Profile - Argentina title is all that is missing for Messi - Yahoo! News UK The decision to crown Messi ahead of his Spanish Barcelona team mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta, following a year of European dominance, is a timely reminder of the riches that South America has given the game.Many felt that Messi's failure to score at last year's World Cup or help Argentina to go beyond the quarter-finals would prevent him from winning the Player of the Year award again.But the voters -- international coaches, team captains and selected journalists -- appeared to be swayed by the reasoning that Messi's disappointing tournament in South was the result of his team's failings rather than his own.Diego Maradona's team failed to provide him with the service he needed to thrive.