Lionel Messi has been named sportsman of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards.

Messi, who finally realised his World Cup dream in Qatar, also accepted the team of the year award on behalf of Argentina, who beat France on penalties in last year’s epic final.

The 35-year-old accepted the accolades at a ceremony in Paris just hours after it was confirmed that he had returned to Paris Saint-Germain following a club suspension.

The Argentine has become the only footballer in history to ever win the award twice. He is also the only football player to ever win it


He said: “This is a special honour, particularly as the Laureus World Sports Awards are in Paris this year, the city that has welcomed my family since we came here in 2021. I want to thank all my teammates, not only from the national team but also at PSG — I have achieved none of this alone and I am grateful to be able to share everything with them.”

These were the nominees:

- Steph Curry (USA) Basketball

- Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) Athletics

- Kylian Mbappe (France) Football

- Lionel Messi (Argentina) Football

- Rafael Nadal (Spain) Tennis

- Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Motor Racing

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A king and more.

To all the guys who tried fooling us into believing penaldo is anywhere near this Genius. God will judge you all. You wasted 15years of our lives on unnecessary argument.

How can a player have a 2.4 player-rating in a match played in the 36th league in the world.?

lhordspy:
King.

. The only 🐐

Congratulations to the real goat. Everything is just falling in line for a glorious guy.

Congrats.
In the next 100 years, 2goats in the caliber of Messi & Ronaldo may never grace the football stage.

So we should all count ourselves lucky to be among the generation that witnessed 2 such goats. 

Who said that Ronaldo hasn't won this award before? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ok

He's not fine and too short, I'll pass .

Great news
Incase that's the only award for the year.. good luck.

Respect bro

Always the BEST, Far better than Abdul penaldo

Corrupt laurels, fifa , UCL Conmebol, Laliga , balon d’or everything Messi touches loses value. Haaland should wait till next year Messi Got this one .

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is the best to ever kick the ball - Cristiano Ronaldo

These awards to Messi are becoming ridiculous

Congratulations

IyaebeTheGreat:
He's not fine and too short, I'll pass .

You are probably fat.

ManWater:
Congrats.
In the next 100 years, 2goats in the caliber of Messi & Ronaldo may never grace the football stage.

So we should all count ourselves lucky to be among the generation that witnessed 2 such goats. 

who dash monkey banana, there's nothing like 2 goats.

However, there will be 1million Pristiano Penaldo, we dey don see em, Dem don dey compare him with the likes of Mbappe and Haaland, have you ever see any player ball like Messi, dead or alive??...never not in this generation, he's one of a kind.

If you wan enter argument bring World Cup to the table. There's only one GOAT that's Leo, any other acclaimed goat na counterfeit

Na this weyreh wey mount players on the pitch like camel you dey call goat, shame no dey catch una.

Make una wake up to reality the debate is over.

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This Messi Again.??







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If you still doubt this man isn't the Greatest to kick football, Fǔçk you in Jesus' name.

You may think this is funny but it's actually blasphemous

Yy

Again??














Best footballer the planet has ever seen.

He deserves it

Allmiron:
Lionel Messi has been named sportsman of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards.



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Calling Messi GOAT 🐐 is like belittling him after All, Messi Nwannem you’re COW 🐃 Cow Of All Time

Futbol have completed Messi and Messi have completed Futbol..

G.O.A.T of all time

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