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Only player to provide at least one assist in four and five different World Cup tournaments and most consecutive World Cup tournaments with at least one assist: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 [327] Most Player of the Match awards won at the World Cup finals : 11 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022)
The 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the inaugural year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The gala is a continuation of the FIFA World Player Gala and a result of merging the FIFA Men's World Player of the Year award with the Ballon d'Or, previously created and presented by France Football to the top men's player in Europe.
The Best FIFA Men's Player; Date: 2016; 8 years ago () Presented by: FIFA: Formerly called: FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009) FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015) First awarded: 2016: Current holder: Vinícius Júnior (1st award) Most awards: Lionel Messi (3 awards) Website: fifa.com
Messi battles Germany's Mats Hummels for the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup final. 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]
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[33] [295] Even when Messi was 18 years old, Maradona called him the best player in the world and hailed him as his successor. [291] Maradona and Messi would work together as manager and player for Argentina's national side from 2008 through the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the former thoroughly impressed with the latter's skills. [296]
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 ...
The FIFA Young Player Award ("Best Young Player Award" 2006–2010) was awarded for the first time at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and given to Germany's Lukas Podolski. [94] The award is given to the best player in the tournament who is at most 21 years old.