After winning the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi has scooped up another incredible individual honour to add to his already glistening football collection.

Lionel Messi became the first ever individual football player to be named TIME Magazine's 'Athlete of the Year'.

The Inter Miami star had only recently finished celebrating after scooping up his record breaking eighth Ballon d'Or award. He beat Manchester City Treble winner Erling Haaland and World Cup finalist Kylian Mbappe to the iconic individual award.

TIME announced Messi as their 2023 Athlete of the Year. He is the first ever individual soccer star to be awarded the honour in the magazine's history.

In 2019, the US Women's National Team were the first ever soccer players to be accredited with the award. The other proceeding individual honours were scooped up by LA Lakers icon LeBron James, gymnastics superstar Simone Biles and baseball legend Aaron Judge.

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[quote author=AImiron post=127336794]After winning the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi has scooped up another incredible individual honour to add to his already glistening football collection.

Lionel Messi became the first ever individual football player to be named TIME Magazine's 'Athlete of the Year'.

The Inter Miami star had only recently finished celebrating after scooping up his record breaking eighth Ballon d'Or award. He beat Manchester City Treble winner Erling Haaland and World Cup finalist Kylian Mbappe to the iconic individual award.

TIME announced Messi as their 2023 Athlete of the Year. He is the first ever individual soccer star to be awarded the honour in the magazine's history.

In 2019, the US Women's National Team were the first ever soccer players to be accredited with the award. The other proceeding individual honours were scooped up by LA Lakers icon LeBron James, gymnastics superstar Simone Biles and baseball legend Aaron Judge.

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LIONEL MESSI is the greatest of the greatest and the best of the best when it comes to football

Nobody born of a woman come close. What he does with football is unimaginable. He is a beauty to behold when he's on the pitch

Messi is god of soccer. Nobody comes close

Some Fanboys will still come to claim it was stolen

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Some Fanboys will still come to claim it was stolen

They should go to court

GOAT 🐐 for a reason

I thought i was the first. Who made this list ?

It's not an achievement. Na person first win ballon dor.

Mumu achievement

If the highest aim of a captain was to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

Ronaldo deserves this and more.

Yeah.

Aljazeerà athlete of the jihad
Maybe next year sha

Greatest Sportsman Of All Time

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Some Fanboys will still come to claim it was stolen

them go explain tire

Ronaldo be crying like a bitccchhh now hahsah

Pendu pendu

Cos he fits into whatever agenda the elites are planning

Nevertheless CR7 is the best footballer in history.

He will definitely not be the last. His Grace I tap, Don't hate.

Ronaldo is a better Athlete if you know what the word means! Messi is gifted! So he doesn't have to do much to excell but Ronaldo has had to break human limitations to keep up! I doubt people giving out award even knows what those awards represents anymore.

FIFA d OR was gifted another gift again
GOATnaldo remains the greatest athlete. Suuiiiiiiiii

ecolime:
Junior 🐐 really had a great 2023.

Probably his last gift before his retirement.

Has he gone for his flogging in Iran

That is because he is in America nah. Time magazine na America, make them go sleep, all his years of wonders in Barca, them no see am crown abi?

Jobbers in journalism

Some fans at the other end will be in pains throughout the remaining days of the year

GOAT for a reason.