Despite having won the Ballon d'Or, the award that was taken from Messi in the MLS

Lionel Messi has just crowned his great year 2022 by winning his eighth Ballon d'Or. Thanks to having won the World Cup in Qatar with the Argentine National Team, where he had a performance that will go down in the history books, different coaches around the world voted so that the Argentine star can keep this magnificent trophy, having won 3 prizes ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, his eternal rival.

However, Lionel Messi has just lost an award in an unexpected way in the MLS. The '10' was relegated from an award given by the MLS for the Greek Giorgos Giakoumakis, an Atlanta United footballer who was recognized as the best signing of the year in the elite league of the United States, leaving the Argentine in second place in the vote.

While it is true that Messi's arrival in the North American country was a true revolution for the MLS and practically nothing can match it, the explanation for why he did not win this trophy has to do with the fact that he only played 6 games of the season. MLS regular. It is true that the player won the Leagues Cup with Inter Miami, but the truth is that this competition is not valid for voting for this trophy.

Giorgos Giakoumakis' numbers in the MLS

Giakoumakis, international with the Greek National Team in 19 games, arrived from Celtic in Scotland at the beginning of the season and completed a total of 27 games with Atlanta United, in which he contributed 17 goals and 3 assists. A highly profitable business for the franchise that paid 5 million dollars for it. The vote was divided between league footballers, clubs and the media. In total, the 28-year-old Greek striker received 45.78 percent of those votes and relegated Lionel Messi, who obtained 27.28 percent of the votes, to second place.