PSG’s Lionel Messi Emerges as Top Contender for The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award 2022
The 13 other nominees for the prized individual award, which will be presented at the FIFA The Best event in Paris on February 27, include the Argentine legend in addition to them. The other candidates are: Julian Alvarez, Jude Bellingham, Karim Benzema, Kevin de Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Achraf Hakimi, Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, Neymar Jr., Mohamed Salah, Vinicius Junior.
Lionel Messi is anticipated to receive the honour in Paris, according to the Spanish media outlet Relevo. The PSG playmaker has won the prize just once since it was established in 2016 overall (2019).
Real Madrid 💔 ‘The Best’
— Relevo (@relevo) February 24, 2023
Messi y ‘Dibu’ Martínez parten como favoritos sobre Benzema y Courtois.
📌 No está confirmada la presencia de ningún jugador a la gala FIFA en París.
📌 El domingo toman la decisión definitiva.@sergiofernan5ez🤝@jorgecpiconhttps://t.co/MHlRFPO5th
The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award has gone to Robert Lewandowski in each of the last two years. It appears likely that Lionel Messi will stop the Barcelona striker from recording a hat-trick of victories.
In Qatar last year, he and Argentina finally received the FIFA World Cup trophy. With seven goals and three assists in seven games, Messi was a sensation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and took home the Golden Ball award.
Moreover, he has had a fantastic season so far with PSG, tallying 16 goals and 14 assists in 27 appearances across all competitions. If the former Barcelona forward wins the prize on Monday, few people will object (27 February).
Several people believe that the 35-year-old will also win the 2023 Ballon d’Or. That trophy has previously been won a record seven times by Lionel Messi.
