Argentinian Leo Messi won his third The Best award this Monday for the best player in the world, for in front of Norwegian Erling Haaland and the French Kylian Mbappé. In the voting, he was tied with Haaland with 48 points, but the team captain’s vote decided.

Messi, who he didn’t show up at the gala dinner, He won his second Ligue 1 with Paris Saint Germain, was the competition’s best assister and finished in the best eleven years in the French league during the period covered by The Best awardfrom December 19, 2022 – one day after the 2022 World Cup final – to August 20, 2023.

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The one from Rosario He already won this award in 2019ahead of Virgil Van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo, and in 2022surpassing Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema.

After completing his second season at PSG, Messi decided to leave Europe and go to Inter Miami, with whom he won the League Cuphis first title in the USA, and scored eleven goals in fourteen games, although he failed to advance the team to the MLS playoffs.

In October, Messi received his eighth Ballon d’Or in Paris, mainly in recognition of the World Cup he won in December 2022 with Argentina, the third star of the Albiceleste shirt.

At the age of 36, with everything won in Europe and Argentina’s all-time top scorer, Messi’s next challenge is the Copa América which will take place in the United States between June and July 2024.

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Messi won The Best award after tying on 48 points with Erling Haalandbut with the advantage of getting more points than the national captains, who decided on the award.

According to the votes published after the gala evening, The Argentine added 48 points, 13 from the captain, 11 from the coach, 11 from the journalists and 13 from the fans.while Haaland, who also added 48they also got them: 11 from the captain, 13 from the coach, 13 from the journalists and 11 from the fans.

Kylian Mbappé, third in the race, added 35 votesnine from the captain, nine from the coach, nine from the press and eight from the fans.

He criteria for a tie in The Best He is the one who added the most selections to the first place by the captains of the national teams, in which case Messi wins. (D)