Lionel Messi: Ballon d'Or suits of Barcelona player

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the Fifa Ballon d'Or Gala 2014 on 12 January 2015 in Zurich

Lionel Messi opts for a spangly purple number at this year's Ballon d'Or. His worst effort yet? Have a look at previous years

Lionel Messi attends the 2013 Fifa Ballon d'Or award ceremony in 2014

Messi opts for the 'Christmas tree bauble' look with this glossy red effort in January 2014

Lionel Messi wins the Fifa Ballon d'Or for a fourth consecutive time in January 2013

Spot the bad suit. Only the lapels have survived in this interesting design from 2013

Lionel Messi wins the Fifa Ballon d'Or award for the third time in January 2012

Say it isn't suede Lionel. The thin tie and collared shirt adds to Messi's 'sixth-former with his first moustache' look in 2012

Lionel Messi wins the Fifa Ballon d'Or award for second time in January 2011

The era of Messi's mop. The bow-tie is back for 2011, but the rest is more standard fare

Lionel Messi wins the Fifa Ballon d'Or award for first time in December 2009

Messi going for the Cliff Richard at Wimbledon look in 2009 as he wins the Ballon d'Or for the first time

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