Messi misses Ballon d'Or; real prize girlfriend Antonella

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi (R) and his wife Argentinian model Antonella Roccuzzo pose as they arrive during the red carpet ceremony ahead of the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. (AFP)

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Lionel Messi smiles as his wife Argentinian model Antonella Roccuzzo (C) shakes hands with Italian former football player Alessandro Del Piero. (AFP)

Cristiano Ronaldo sits next to Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi and his wife Argentinian model Antonella Roccuzzo during the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony. (AFP)

Lionel Messi and Rosengard's Brazilian forward Marta  stand on stage during  the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony. (AFP)

Cristiano Ronaldo hands a microhpone to Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi as they stand on stage after being selected in the 2014 FIFA FIFPro World XI during the FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony. (AFP)

Wolfsburg's German midfielder  Nadine Kessler, Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Western New York Flash's US forward Abby Wambach, Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper  Manuel Neuer, Rosengard's Brazilian forward Marta and Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi pose on stage during the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. (AFP)

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Lionel Messi of Argentina, a nominee for the 2014 FIFA World Player of the Year, signs autographs as he arrives for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 soccer awards. (Reuters)

Antonella Roccuzzo (Reuters)

Lionel Messi holds a press conference prior to the  the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. (AFP)

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