Lionel Messi wins Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award
Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina striker Lionel Messi has received the Laureus World Sports Awards, also known as the sports Oscar. This is reported by the official account of the award in Twitter.
Messi won the Sportsman of the Year award. In addition to the Argentinean, another PSG forward Kylian Mbappe fought for the award, as well as two-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, world record holder in pole vault Armand Duplantis, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal and Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry.
On February 28, the International Football Federation recognized Messi as the best player of 2022. Earlier in December, as part of the Argentina national team, the striker won the World Cup in Qatar, defeating the French team in the final.
Messi was also named the best player of the 2022 World Cup. In seven matches, the Argentinean scored seven goals and made three assists.
Source: Lenta
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