Lionel Messi has been named the top male athlete for 2022. the Best FIFA Awards following Argentina’s victory in the World Cup in Qatar.
The Rosario child was essential to his country’s triumph in the winter and eventually received the coveted international trophy after five attempts. Messi scored in every round of the tournament, a feat he had never accomplished in his international career until Qatar. His two goals in the thrilling final in Lusail stand out as his most memorable contributions.
The captain of the Albiceleste earned the Golden Ball award as the best player of the competition and set a record by winning it twice, the first time being in Brazil in 2014. Despite the fact that Messi has yet to help Paris Saint-Germain win a team championship this season, he has contributed a staggering 33 goals in 28 games, helping Christophe Galtier’s team to an eight-point lead at the top of Ligue 1.
In addition to his FIFA World Player of the Year honor from 2009, Messi earned The Best Men’s Player of FIFA for the second time since the competition’s relaunch in 2016. With only the 2018 trophy going to a different player, Luka Modric, his second victory puts him on par with Cristiano Ronaldo (2016, 2017) and Robert Lewandowski (2020, 2021), who have won all but one of the awards.
Only Messi has scored in the World Cup while still a teenager, adult, and senior.
Messi will be looking to carry on his excellent success at the club level when PSG hosts Nantes in the league on Sunday after winning FIFA’s prestigious individual award.
