Messi was named the best player of the past year by the massive vote of team captains, coaches and the press.
Lionel Messi He was the best player in the world in 2022, according to the vote that allowed him to retain the best award, in what was his seventh dedication as king of football in a calendar year, if the predecessors are added to this award. The choice was made by the rest of the team captains, coaches and a journalist from each country.
In the final score Leo reached 52 points, eight more than Kylian Mbappéhis teammate at PSG and rival in the Grand Final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. In third place was Karim Benzema, a Real Madrid champion of the Champions League figure but absent from the World Cup due to injury.
After the ceremony in Zurich, FIFA made official the election of each of the representatives of the national teams. That was visible there La Pulga chose Mbappé and Neymar, partners in the Parisian team’s MNM, leaving their third vote for Benzema. On the French side, Hugo Lloris chose his country’s striker, then Benzema and finally the man from Rosario.
Logically, Lionel Scaloni put Leo first, then Julián Álvarez and Luka Modric third, who finished fourth in the overall table. Among the curiosities, both captains as coaches of the seven teams Argentina beat, supported Messi in one of the three places: Salman Al-Faraj of Saudi Arabia, Hector Moreno of Mexico, Robert Lewandowski of Poland, Mathew Ryan of Australia and Virgil Van Dijk of the Netherlands gave him the five points, while Luka Modric chose his teammate Benzema, leaving three points before I read . As for the coaches, only Ronald Koeman (the replacement for Louis van Gaal in the Netherlands) chose him first, but the rest placed him on the podium.
Finally, both Thiago Silva and Adenor Bachi, interim coach of Brazil, put Messi in second place the biggest controversy involved David Alabawho, from his capacity as captain of Austria, also voted for the Argentina 10, relegating Karim Benzema to second place, provoking the backlash of Real Madrid fans who, indignant, began a campaign for him to leave the White House.
Source: Goal