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Messi is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, [261] and one of the greatest footballers of all time. [262] A prodigious talent as a teenager, Messi established himself among the world's best players before age 20. [263]
Billed as Messi versus Germany, the world's best player against the best team, the final match on 13 July 2014 was a repeat of the 1986 and 1990 finals, which both featured Diego Maradona and split between both countries. [454] Within the first half-hour, Messi had started the play that led to a goal, but it was ruled offside.
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has been awarded throughout his career a total of eight Ballon d'Or awards and three The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, the most for any player.
After besting him on the World Cup stage, Lionel Messi beat out Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe for FIFA's best men's player award. Messi was announced as the 2022 winner on Monday at ...
“And some Dutch players talked too much during the game." Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates in front of Netherlands players at the end of the World Cup quarterfinal match at the Lusail Stadium ...
Messi is the only player to win the award with three different teams and also the only one to win it while playing outside Europe, [20] [21] as well as being the player with the most podiums, finishing in the top-three a record fourteen times. [4] Three players have won the award three times each: Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten.
Lionel Messi was nominated among 34 players for 2024 MLS MVP on Monday, and the case for him to win the award is clear — even though he barely played half of the season.. Messi has played in 18 ...
The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. [1]