The 2022 World Cup is over and Lionel Messi receives another recognition from the IFFHS

Lionel Messi continues to receive international recognition after winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with the Argentine team. This Saturday, the IFFHS awarded the Argentine star a new badge, which represents a new historical record for the PSG player, according to the newspaper. ACEfrom Spain.

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The IFFHS named Messi the best playmaker of 2022, this after the Argentine obtained 170 points in the vote, in which he beat Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric by a wide margin, as well as Belgian international Kevin de Bruyne. , who occupied the second and third places on the podium in a list completed by footballers such as Bruno Fernandes, Antoine Griezmann, Bernardo Silva, Christian Eriksen, Dusan Tadic, Toni Kroos and Hakim Ziyech.

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By obtaining this new award, the world champion with Argentina sets a new world record, as he becomes the first player to win the best playmaker award five times, surpassing his former teammate and current coach of the Barcelona, ​​Xavi Hernández, with whom he was even with four awards.

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Previously, Messi obtained this recognition in the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 seasons. Likewise, with this badge, the Flea adds his 13th IFFHS award, which further distances himself from Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the second most awarded footballer, with 8 recognitions, in the history of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

The third IFFHS award for Messi in less than a week

With the award for the best playmaker, Lionel Messi thus added his third badge this week from the international body, which previously awarded the Argentine as the best scorer and the best footballer of 2022. (D)