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First player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Award in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s; First player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s; Guinness World Record for top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year (official goals): 91 goals in ...
In 2024, US-based sports company ESPN named Messi the greatest player of the 21st-century. [12] Messi's club career began with Barcelona, where he rose through the youth ranks, making his first-team debut in 2004. Over the next years, Messi became the club's all-time leading scorer, amassing numerous domestic and international accolades.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. English-language football magazine World Soccer Cover of the October 2024 issue Editor Stephen Fishlock Categories Football Frequency Monthly Circulation 331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013) Founded 1960 Company Kelsey Media Based in Farnborough, Hampshire, UK Language English Website worldsoccer ...
MLS revealed the voting results Friday. Messi edged out Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández for the award, which is determined by a poll of players, club technical staff and select media members. The club voters preferred Hernández over Messi by a slight margin; Messi was the choice of 41% of players and 43% of media.
FIFA Player of the Century was a one-off award created by FIFA to decide the greatest football player of the 20th century, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in Rome on 11 December 2000. [1] Diego Maradona and Pelé were joint winners of the award. [2] [3]
For his efforts in 2011, he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or, becoming only the fourth player in history to win the Ballon d'Or three times, [94] and the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. [95] During the year 2012, Messi became the second player to be top scorer in four Champions League campaigns.
Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF is a finalist for Major League Soccer's newcomer of the year. The league announced those up for its year-end awards Thursday with the winners being named throughout ...
The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of August 2023 to August 2024, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts. [20] The award was chosen by a public vote on FIFA's website, with Brazilian Guilherme Gandra Moura winning. [21] Others in order of nomination. [1]