FIFA President Says He Is Surprised At Messi's Golden Ball Award

Barcelona forward Messi, 27, was named as the tournament's best player after his side lost 1-0 to Germany in Sunday's final in Rio de Janeiro. Blatter said: "I was a little bit surprised when I saw Messi coming up to collect the best player of the competition. Argentine legend Diego Maradona called the decision "unfair. The 53-year-old, who was named the best player when Argentina won the World Cup in 1986, said "marketing people" had chosen the wrong man. Speaking on his television programme, De Zurda,Maradona said Colombia play-maker James Rodriguez should have received the award.

Also, In the latest in a series of strange vomiting incidents, Lionel Messi threw up during Sunday’s World Cup final loss to Germany.

It was caught by an Italian TV broadcaster, and confirmed by the Associated Press. according to them, he had done on many occasions both for Argentina and club team Barcelona.

This happens to Messi with some regularity. In April cameras captured the 26-year-old retching in the tunnel before a game against Athletic Bilbao. That came a little more than a month after he threw up during an Argentina friendly against Romania in Bucharest.

Despite several medical tests, Argentina and Barcelona team doctors haven’t been able to find the cause of Messi’s problem.

This incident has prompted a wave of media inquiries into what’s going on with his stomach. While Messi, his coaches, and his doctors have thrown out a bunch of different theories, there isn’t one clear explanation.