World Champion Lionel Messi and the greatest footballer ever liveth and a living legend. edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s 2022 best men’s player award on Monday.

After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé’s France in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote over Mbappé and fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema, securing the FIFA prize for the seventh time in 14 years. Messi became the first player, male or female, to win seven FIFA best player awards, breaking a tie with six-time best women's player Marta of Brazil.

He won the World Cup at his record-equaling fifth attempt.
"It was a crazy year for me," Messi said. "I could fulfill my [World Cup] dream after fighting for it for so long. And in the end it happened, and it was the most beautiful thing of my career. It’s the dream of every player, but very few can achieve it, so I’m thankful to God for being able to do it."

The three players made the final shortlist voted on 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 out Mbappé — who was seeking his first best player award from FIFA — for the Golden Ball trophy, awarded by FIFA for the World Cup’s best player. Mbappé earned the Golden Boot as top scorer.

In the FIFA Awards vote, Messi had 52 points, Mbappé 44, and Benzema 34.

Mbappé — 11 years younger than Messi at 24 and considered Messi’s heir apparent on the world stage — made the three-man shortlist for the first time. He was fourth in voting for the 2018 award, the year he led France to the World Cup title.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/lionel-messi-wins-record-seventh-fifa-best-mens-player-award

Congratulations to him!

We are celebrating yet another continental achievement, that "Let out gorilla" dey celebrate goals and assist from an unknown camel's league. Mediocrity!!!

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This new mod is funny, this is old news na

Do you know that INEC has selected a senile old corrupt drug baron as the next president of Nigeria? Pour water for my head.

Good

Where is pendu

Old news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mjNPwLiteQ

Corrupt fifa . Thank God fifa don lose its recognition. Rubbish award for only messi

Thanks for pushing this to the front.

There are many reasons blacks still remain in darkness. It's purely sentiments, childish emotional display and unparalleled bias.

Obembet couldn't post such a big news like Messi's yesterday award but could post a piece where Ronaldo, who plays with half-imam in a desert, won just player of the month.

No matter the level of hate, envy and strife, MESSI IS LOVED BY THE WORLD. Nairaland is only known in Nigeria so Obembet can continue.

What I find still surprising is that Obembet is still writhing in excruciating pain of not being able to stand Messi' worldwide glory. Pele!

God bless the mod for posting the best player

The greatest of all time. That arrogant prick will live in messi's shadow forever.

The GOAT we know... Messi omo aye.



Meanwhile, one certain obembet saw Messi's recent feat and quickly posted about her wannabe small goat having eight goals in one inconsequential Saudi league.

Ok

Rigged it ought to be Ronaldo

true goat not that Arabian merchant , scoring against camel rearers

Almiron:
We are celebrating continental achievement, that "Let out gorilla" dey celebrate goals and assist from an unknown camel's league. Mediocrity!!!

May God deliver you from hate..

Support who you want to support...stop hating

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Congratulations

Tinubu won and you are posting rubbish

Everyone grabs arms let us scatter everywhere .

Yoruba betrayed Nigeria

Teeroyzimma:
This new mod is funny, this is old news na

Yes cos we was busy with Nigeria's election then, you can post any old news we missed too.

Great. This is how a forum shoukd be

KingOfTheDamned:
Tinubu won and you are posting rubbish

Pendu fan spotted.... Cry harder

nice one

Mods good morning...na now day break for una side.