Question: Which Argentenian footballer won his record fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or at the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala?
Context: The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.  The awards were given out in Zürich on 11 January 2016. The Ballon d'Or (] ; "Golden Ball"), is an annual association football award presented by "France Football".  It has been awarded since 1956, although between 2010 and 2015, an agreement was made with FIFA and the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, and known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or.  Conceived by sports writer Gabriel Hanot, the Ballon d'Or award honours the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on voting by football journalists.  Originally, only European players were in contention for the Ballon d'Or: in 1995 the award was expanded to include all players at European clubs and in 2007 to all players from around the world. The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, to the world's best men's player.  The award is aimed at reviving the FIFA World Player of the Year, which was merged with "France Football" 's Ballon d'Or in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership. The 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the inaugural year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.  The gala is a continuation of the FIFA World Player Gala and a result of merging the FIFA Men's World Player of the Year award with the Ballon d'Or, previously presented by the French media to the top men's player in Europe.  The awards ceremony took place on 10 January 2011 in Zürich, Switzerland.  The three finalists for each category were announced on 6 December 2010. Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (] ; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team.  Often considered the best player in the world and regarded by many as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only player in history to win five FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, four of which he won consecutively, and a record-tying four European Golden Shoes.  He has won 29 trophies with Barcelona, including eight La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles, and five Copas del Rey.  Both a prolific goalscorer and a creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most official goals scored in La Liga (358), a La Liga season (50) and a club football season in Europe (73), a calendar year (91), as well as those for most assists made in La Liga (138) and the Copa América (11).  He has scored over 600 senior career goals for club and country. The 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the third year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.  The awards were given out in Zürich on 7 January 2013., with Lionel Messi winning a record fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or. The FIFA Ballon d'Or (] , "Golden Ball") was an annual association football award presented to the world's best men's player from 2010 to 2015.  Awarded jointly by FIFA and "France Football", the prize was a merger of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the Ballon d'Or, the two most prestigious individual honours in world football.  The FIFA Ballon d'Or was awarded based on votes from international journalists and national team coaches and captains, who selected the players they deemed to have performed the best in the previous calendar year. The UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award (previously known as the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award) is an association football award given to the footballer playing for a football club in Europe that is considered the best in the previous season.  The award, created in 2011 by UEFA, is aimed at reviving the European Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d'Or), which was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or.  It also replaced the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award. The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fourth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.  The awards were given out in Zürich on 13 January 2014.  The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013 but was extended to 29 November 2013 for the first time in history. The 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the second year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.  The awards were given out in Zürich on 9 January 2012, with Lionel Messi claiming the title of world player of the year for the third time in a row.
Answer: Lionel Messi