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Lionel Messi, swept the 2022 FIFA World Player of the Year awards. It was only natural as Argentina's triumph at the recent 22nd World Cup in Qatar overshadowed everything. So it was only natural that the superstar of the team was named the best footballer of the year 2022, which was spent around the world.
Lionel Messi received his award from FIFA president Gianni Infantino at a beautiful ceremony in Paris, capping off an unforgettable year in which he achieved his greatest feat: leading his country's national team to the World Cup.
"Thank you to my teammates. Scaloni and Martinez who are here tonight. This award is a recognition for everyone. It's been a strange year for me. My life's dream came true. It is a dream for every footballer and few can achieve it. I thank the family and the people of Argentina. The World Cup will remain forever in the memories of our lives", said Lionel Messi after receiving his award.
LEO MESSI WINS THE BEST MEN'S PLAYER 👑 pic.twitter.com/zPxzfkBYdV
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 27, 2023
Below we see what Messi has achieved so far in his long career.
1012 games
798 goals
352 assists
42 trophies
61 free kicks
56 hat tricks
8 Pichichi
7 Ballon d'Or
7 FIFA Best Players
6 Golden Boot
3 UEFA Best Players
1 Laureus Best Sportsman
Messi prevailed in the relevant vote of his teammate at Paris Saint-Germain Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Exciting moments at the start of the FIFA awards. And that's because Gianni Infantino gave an award in memory of Pele, which was received by the Brazilian legend's wife. In fact, Ronaldo presented the award.
"God gave us Pele and we will always be grateful for that," said Pele's wife, excited about the tribute to the Brazilian legend. In fact, after the award that was given to her, Seo George was on stage and said she sang a piece dedicated to the great Brazilian, with Marcia Aoki unable to bear it and crying.
The credit for this triumph also went to his namesake, Lionel Scaloni who was awarded by Fabio Capello as the best coach of the year, leaving behind Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) and Pep Guardiola (Manchester City).
Lionel Scaloni: #TheBest FIFA Men's Coach 2022 🧠 pic.twitter.com/rUw3msAyN6
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) February 28, 2023
The best FIFA man: Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Argentina)
The best FIFA woman: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)
The best FIFA male coach: Lionel Scaloni (Argentine national)
The best FIFA female coach: Sarina Wiegmann (England national)
The best FIFA male goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
The best FIFA female goalkeeper: Mary Earps (Manchester City/England)
Puskas Award: for the best goal of the year: Marcin Oleksi of Varta Poznan for the incredible volley in the Polish Amputee League on 6/11/2022.
Fan award: To the Argentina fans who traveled to Qatar and the millions who greeted the national team's mission in Buenos Aires when it returned with the trophy Fair Play Luka Lochoshvili wins the FIFA fair play award after reacting quickly enough to attend to another player on the pitch during a heart attack, His actions proved key to save a life, heroic efforts.
Best XI: Courtois (Real Madrid) - Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Vighil van Dijk (Liverpool), Ashraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) - Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Casemiro (Real Madrid/ Manchester City), Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) - Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
Top 11 (Women): Endler (Lyon) – Lucy Bronze (Manchester City/Barcelona),Mapi Leon (Barcelona), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Leah Williamson (Arsenal) – Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona),Keira Walsh (Manchester City/Barcelona) ), Sam Kerr (Chelsea) – Beth Meade (Arsenal), Alex Morgan (Orlando/San Diego)