Lionel Messi wins Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year

Lionel Messi has been named men’s player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards.

The 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize.

Lionel Messi captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar and scored 27 goals in 49 games for the club and country in 2021-22.

“It’s amazing. It’s been a tremendous year and it’s an honour for me to be here and win this award. Without my team-mates I wouldn’t be here.

“I achieved the dream I had been hoping for for so long. Very few people can achieve that and I have been lucky to do so.”

Lionel Messi said

Aston Villa and Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez was recognised as the best men’s goalkeeper, while Scaloni beat Pep Guardiola.

Martinez, 30, helped his country win the World Cup, saving four penalties along the way including in the shootout victory against France in the final.

Lionel Scaloni, who led Argentina to their third World Cup title, was named men’s coach of the year.

Marcin Oleksy, a player for the Polish team Warta Poznan, received the Fifa Puskas award for scoring the best goal of the year. He achieved this feat by executing a stunning overhead volley against Stal Rzeszow

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Premier League stars Virgil van Dijk, Kevin De Bruyne, Casemiro and Erling Haaland were named in the men’s world XI alongside the likes of Messi, Mbappe and Benzema.

Fifa pro men’s World XI:

Full list of winners:

The Best men’s player: Lionel Messi

The Best women’s player: Alexia Putellas

The Best men’s goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez

The Best women’s goalkeeper: Mary Earps

The Best men’s coach: Lionel Scaloni

The Best women’s coach: Sarina Wiegman

The Best Puskas award: Marcin Oleksy

The Best fan award: Argentina fans

The Best fair play award: Luka Lochoshvili