Lionel Messi, after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022, has won FIFA’s best men’s player award. Messi won the voting over France's Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema to secure the prize for the seventh time in 14 years.
Argentina's Lionel Messi receives the Best FIFA Men's player award from FIFA president Gianni Infantino during the ceremony of the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris, France, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Argentina's Lionel Messi receives the Best FIFA Men's player award from FIFA president Gianni Infantino during the ceremony of the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris, France, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.
PARIS — World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday.After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé’s France last year in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote against Mbappé and Karim Benzema and secured the FIFA prize for the seventh time in 14 years.“It was a crazy year for me,” Messi said. “I could fulfil my dream after fighting for it for so long.
The three players made the final shortlist in voting by a global panel of national team captains and coaches, selected journalists in each of FIFA’s 211 member countries, plus fans online.The 35-year-old Messi also beat Mbappé — who was seeking his first best player award from FIFA — to the Golden Ball trophy awarded by FIFA for the World Cup’s best player. Mbappé earned the Golden Boot as top scorer.
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