Lionel Messi is once again recognized as the best football player on the planet
16.01.2024 | 14:20 |The Argentine football player, striker of the Inter Miami club, captain of the Argentine national team Lionel Messi was again recognized as the best player of the year by FIFA.
Messi is receiving this award for the third time in his career. Thus, he overtook the striker of Al-Nasr and the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo in this indicator.
The 36-year-old Argentine scored 48 points. Erling Holann, the striker of the Norwegian national team and the English football club Manchester City, had the same number of points. But Messi was ahead of the Norwegian in more first places from the captains of the national teams who took part in the survey.
The award was also claimed by the French football player, forward of the Paris Saint-Germain club Kylian Mbappe.
The best player on the planet last season was the leader of the Spanish national team and Barcelona, Aitana Bonmati. Manchester City's coach, Spaniard Josep Guardiola, became the best coach of the men's teams, and England's head coach Sarina Wigman from the Netherlands became the women's coach.
Brazilian Botafogo midfielder Guilherme Madruga is recognized as the second most beautiful goal.
The award ceremony for The Best Men's Player – the best player of 2023 according to FIFA took place in London. The award was established in 2016.
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