Messi is FIFA’s best footballer of the year. Lionel Messi was recognized as the FIFA Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row, beating Kylian Mbappe and Arling Holland of France. The 36-year-old Argentine forward was recognized as the FIFA Footballer of the Year for the eighth time in total.
Messi’s name was announced as the winner at the ‘The Best FIFA Football Awards’ on Monday (January 15) night.
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Meanwhile, due to the performance of the 2022 World Cup, the best award of the year went to Lionel Messi. Messi scored 24 goals in 32 matches during the period considered for the award.
At the beginning of the year, the award of the year goes to one of Messi, Mbappe or Holland. Performances from December 19, 2022 to August 20, 2023 are taken into consideration for FIFA The Best.
Initially there were 12 people in the race to be FIFA The Best, but now it’s down to three. These three people have been selected by the votes given by the national team coach, captain, football journalists and supporters.
Football’s highest governing body FIFA awards ‘The Best’. This event is also known as FIFA-Night. FIFA Award was launched in 1991. At that time the award was given as ‘FIFA Player of the Year’. Which lasted until 2009.
Then the award was given together with the Ballon d’Or from 2010 to 2015 under the name ‘FIFA-Ballon d’Or’. The best has been happening since 2016.
Who has won the most ‘FIFA The Best’
Lionel Messi- (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022 and 2023)
Cristiano Ronaldo- (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017)
Ronaldo – (1996, 1997 and 2002)
Ronaldinho- (2004 and 2005)
