Lionel Messi has been crowned the best men’s player at the 2022 The Best FIFA Awards after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar.

Lionel Messi in Qatar was involved in 10 goals scoring seven goals and providing three assists during the tournament he was also able to score in each knockout round with his most memorable contribution being his brace in a dramatic final in Lusail. This is the second time Messi has won FIFA’s The Best men’s player since its rebranding in 2016, adding to his FIFA World Player of the Year award received back in 2009. His second win pulls him level with Cristiano Ronaldo (2016, 2017) and Robert Lewandowski (2020, 2021), who have shared all but one of the prizes, with only the 2018 edition awarded to a different player, Luka Modric.

Ada Peter