The **Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ** was held yesterday on 27 February 2023 in Paris, France.
The **Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ** was held yesterday on 27 February 2023 in Paris, France.
OFFICIAL: Lionel Messi named the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022!
Argentina ace Lionel Messi has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022.
Messi led Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he won a record second Golden Ball, became the first player to score at every stage of the World Cup, and broke the record for most appearances in World Cup tournaments with 26 matches played.
FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World XI: Messi, Mbappe, Benzema and Haaland all in
FIFA have revealed the FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World XI 2022.
Thibaut Courtois, Achraf Hakimi, Joao Cancelo, Casemiro and Karim Benzema have made the 2022 FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 for the first time, while Lionel Messi earned his 16th inclusion, taking outright the record he previously shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese missed out for the first time since 2006 as Luka Modric made the team for a sixth time – a figure bettered only by Dani Alves (8), Andres Iniesta (9), Sergio Ramos (11), Ronaldo (15) and Messi.
Kylian Mbappe, who missed out in 2020 and 2021, returned to the XI and Erling Haaland made it back-to-back selections.
Virgil van Dijk and Kevin De Bruyne, with their third inclusions apiece, completed the side.
Georgian footballer Luka wins FIFA Fair Play Award for saving opponent’s life
Georgian footballer Luka Lochoshvili has been honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award!
David Alaba has issued this statement on his FIFA Best Awards voting after he received racial abuse for picking Messi ahead of Benzema.
In 2016, Lionel Scaloni was asking for Lionel Messi to not leave Argentina’s national team.
In 2023, he’s celebrating his award for best coach with Messi after leading Argentina to their first men’s World Cup since 1986.
What a story
7 x Ballon d’Or
700 x Club Goals
77 x Individual Awards
7 x FIFA The Best Player Awards
There’s something about Lionel Messi and the number 7