Barcelona forward Lionel Messi won his second Best International Athlete ESPY award on Wednesday night, finishing ahead of Real Madrid rival CristianoRonaldo. The Argentine superstar also beat world No. 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and golf sensation Lydia Ko in a category that waspacked with sports’ highest quality athletes. Messi was also nominated for Best Play for his sensational opener in Barca’s 3-1 Copa del Rey final victory over Athletic Bilbao at the end of May,although he did not win that award.

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