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Messi Crowned Best FIFA Men's Player of 2022

© AP Photo / Jorge SaenzАргентинец Лионель Месси празднует победу перед игроками Нидерландов на ЧМ в Катаре
Аргентинец Лионель Месси празднует победу перед игроками Нидерландов на ЧМ в Катаре - Sputnik International, 1920, 28.02.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Lionel Messi, who plays as a forward for Paris Saint-Germain Football Club and captains the Argentina national football team, has been named the Best Men's Player for 2022 in FIFA's annual event in Paris.
The French capital played host to the Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony on Monday, where Messi beat fellow Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, who were also nominated for the top prize.
Messi led Team Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar in December 2022 for the first time in his career and was chosen as the best player of the championship.
Argentina's captain and forward Lionel Messi holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy on December 20, 2022.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.01.2023
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In the final match, Argentina triumphed over France in a series of penalties. Mbappe scored a hat trick in the game. Having successfully scored 8 times during the championship, he became the best player of the World Cup 2022.
Benzema missed the World Cup due to a leg injury and announced that he was ending his career with the national team in December. As a Real Madrid player he won the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Spanish national Championship in 2022. In October, he won the Golden Ball for the first time in his career.
Barcelona midfielder and two-time Golden Ball winner, Alexia Putellas, was recognized as the Best FIFA Women’s Player for the second year in a row.
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