Messi to win Best FIFA Men’s Player award

Carlo Garganese

• 26 Feb 2023 22:00 GMT
• 3 min read

Lionel Messi will win the prestigious ‘Best FIFA Men’s Player award’ on Monday, according to reports in Argentina.

Messi is on the three-man shortlist to win FIFA’s annual prize together with Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema.

According to multiple reports in his homeland, Messi will be crowned the winner during Monday’s FIFA ceremony in Paris.

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Messi is set to win the award on the back of leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in December.

Messi World Cup heroics

The 35-year-old enjoyed a legendary World Cup as he led the Albiceleste to their first triumph in 36 years.

The veteran was the player of the tournament, taking home the Golden Ball after scoring seven goals and providing three assists on the road to glory.

He scored in every knockout round and struck twice in the final as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

Messi has won the award as best FIFA player six times already in his career, with this set to be his seventh.

The current holder of the award is Robert Lewandowski, now of Barcelona, who beat Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah to the 2021 award.

The ‘Best FIFA Men’s Player award’ is just one of many prizes handed out at the annual ‘The Best FIFA Football Awards’.

As well as the Best Men’s player award, there are also a number of other big honours handed out including The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper, The Best FIFA Men's Coach, The Best FIFA Women's Player, The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper, The Best FIFA Women's Coach, the FIFA Fan Award, the FIFPro World XI, and the Puskas Award for the best goal scored.