Did Messi Deserve the Best FIFA Awards 2023?

Did Messi Deserve the Best FIFA Awards 2023?

 The Best FIFA Football Award is annually by the sport’s governing body, FIFA. It is presented to the most outstanding men’s player in the football world and the best women’s player. This year (2023), it was awarded to Lionel Messi, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. It was the second time Messi won the award since FIFA inaugurated it in 2016. The Best FIFA Award is coveted, and Messi edged his Paris Saint Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe. Kylian Mbappe made it on the three-man shortlist alongside fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema. Messi edged him with 52 total points, Mbappe had 44, and Benzema had 34. This award is voted for by journalists, captains, coaches, and fans. Voting for the Best FIFA men’s award was based on performances between August 2021 and December 2022.

Who is Lionel Messi?

Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint Germain. He also captains the Argentina national team. Messi is a well-decorated player. He has won an astonishing record of seven Ballon d’Or awards and six Golden European shoes. Most of his professional football career was spent in Barcelona. While playing with Barcelona, he won 10 La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, four UEFA champions league, and 35 trophies. Messi also won Copa America and the 2022 FIFA World Cup for Argentina. Messi holds very important records tied to his name that include;

 	
Most international goals for Argentina.
 	
Most hat tricks in LaLiga [36]
 	
Most goals in LaLiga [474]
 	
 Most goals by a player for a single club [672]

Messi is indeed a prolific goal-scorer and playmaker.

Accomplishments of Messi in 2022.

In the 2022 calendar year, Messi won four important trophies; the super cup and Ligue 1 with PSG, the Finalissma, and the world cup with Argentina. He managed 54 goal contributions, 25 goals, and 29 assists over 47 games. Messi also had an impressive goal contribution in the recent world cup tournament that is 10 [7 goals, 3 assists]. This is more than any other player in that competition. During the competition, he also had the most shots on target [18].

Messi’s close competitor Kylian Mbappe, PSG teammate and World Cup Final opponent, was looking forward to winning the Best FIFA Awards.

Who is Kylian Mbappe?

Kylian Mbappe is a French professional footballer. He is a forward for Paris Saint Germain and France National Football Team. He is a prolific player, exceptional in speed, dribbling abilities, and finishing. Mbappe began his career at Monaco in 2015, where he won the Ligue 1 title. In 2017 Paris Saint Germain signed him at the age of 18. Today Mbappe is the all-time top goal scorer for PSG. He is also the third all-time in assists. He has won four Ligue 1 titles and three Coupes de France. Mbappe made his senior debut for France in 2017 at 18. He won the World Cup at only 18 years of age.

Achievements of Mbappe in 2022

 Kylian Mbappe is today regarded as the best footballer in the world. This was especially exemplified at the World Cup 2022, as he scored eight goals, including a hat trick in the final. The 24-year-old won the Golden Boot as the leading goal scorer in the World Cup competition. He also set the record for most goals scored in World Cup finals. In the Ligue 1 competition, Mbappe achieved 29 goals and 7 assists in 29 appearances. He won the Ligue 1 trophy alongside Messi.

Who is Karim Benzema?

Karim Benzema is a French professional footballer. He plays as a striker for Real Madrid, a La Liga club. He is widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time. He is Real Madrid's all-time second-highest goal scorer after Cristiano Ronaldo. Karim Benzema has won 24 trophies with Real Madrid, including five UEFA Champions League titles, two Copa del Rey, and four La Liga titles.

 Achievements of Karim Benzema in 2022.

In 2022, Karim Benzema experienced one of his best performances. He won many titles, including the Champions League, the Nations League, the Club World Cup, La Liga, and the Ballon d’Or. Benzema finished as La Liga’s top scorer and UEFA Champions League's top scorer in 2022. He scored 44 goals in 46 appearances in all competitions for Real Madrid. He also racked up 15 assists for the side. He averaged an explicit goal contribution every 66.42 minutes. In the UCL competitions, Benzema scored 15 goals, the third highest in any season of the tournament’s history. Despite all these magnificent achievements, he finished third at the Best FIFA Awards.

Was it ever really in doubt? Lionel Messi is an incredible player and achieved an impressive milestone in 2022. He is a well-decorated player, but he missed one trophy in his trophy cabinet, the World Cup. It was the icing on the cake of his extensive career. His performance was exemplary throughout the tournament. It is only fair to say congratulations were for the imminent Best FIFA Awards. Messi edged Kylian Mbappe, who was equally exemplary. The two faced each other in the World Cup final in 2022. Argentina was crowned the champions after 4-2 on penalties following a 3-3 draw. This was an interesting match. Kylian Mbappe became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 final. He won the Golden Boot and scored the most goals during the tournament [eight]. Lionel Messi, the Argentina captain, was voted the tournament’s best player, winning the Golden Ball. The governing body, FIFA, is equally fair, and the popular opinion is that Lionel Messi is a well-deserved winner.

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