Paris Saint-Germain and Argentine forward Lionel Messi are well ahead in the number of awards given by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
On January 7, IFFHS announced that the 35-year-old striker was named the 2022 Playmaker of the Year. He now has 13 IFFHS awards throughout his career. This is the best result in history.
In second place in terms of the number of wins in the various IFFHS categories is Al-Nasr’s striker and the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo. He has eight awards from the organization during his career.
At the end of 2022, Messi received three awards from IFFHS. Previously, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics recognized him as player of the year and top scorer of the year.
French edition of L’Équipe accepted The best athlete of 2022 is Lionel Messi.
French Kylian Mbappe, the club partner of the 35-year-old Argentinian, took the second place in the voting. Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal is in third place.