Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again
Updated On: 28 February, 2023 10:54 AM IST | Paris | AP
Putellas won her award from Alex Morgan of the United States and Beth Mead, who led England to the European Championship title in 2022. Barcelona playmaker Putellas made the top three again despite being injured days before the Euro and missing the tournament
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Argentina`s Lionel Messi smiles after receiving the Best FIFA Men`s player award during the ceremony of the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris, France. Pic/AP, PTI; (right) Spain and Barcelona forward Alexia Putellas poses on stage after receiving the Best FIFA Women’s Player award during the Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony in Paris. Pic/AFP
World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappe again, this time to take FIFA`s best men`s player award on Monday. The best women`s player was Spain`s Alexia Putellas for a second straight year. After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappe`s France last year in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote against Mbappe and Karim Benzema to secure the FIFA prize for the seventh time in 14 years. The three players made the final shortlist in voting by a global panel of national team captains and coaches, selected journalists in each of FIFA`s 211 member countries, plus fans online.
The 35-year-old Messi also beat Mbappe who was seeking his first best player award from FIFA to the Golden Ball trophy awarded by FIFA for the World Cup`s best player. Putellas won her award from Alex Morgan of the United States and Beth Mead, who led England to the European Championship title in 2022. Barcelona playmaker Putellas made the top three again despite being injured days before the Euro and missing the tournament. Mead was the joint top scorer at the Euro, and was named the tournament`s best player.
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