Not Mbappe nor Ronaldo, the person who left Messi speechless at The Best awards

Year after year and since 2016, FIFA created a parallel award to the Ballon d'Or with the aim that the football regulatory body has its own award. They baptized it 'The Best', simply the best of each season where coaches, footballers, managers of the organization and the public vote for the most outstanding of last season. One of the reasons why footballers like The Best award more, and the difference with the Ballon d'Or, is the voting system. The French award is governed by votes from journalists throughout the world, while the FIFA award is for people directly involved in football, such as captains or coaches.

Several world football glories were present at The Best awards, where FIFA awarded the best players of the 2022 season. Lionel Messi won the most important trophy and his individual record continues to grow. After the ceremony, the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) revealed his admiration for a former Brazilian selected player and confirmed that it was a pleasure to be around him during the gala.

Lionel Messi's football career could not be better, after more than fifteen years in the soccer elite, and he has crowned it year after year with individual and collective awards, such as the previously mentioned Ballon d'Or and The Best. Now, with the pressure and stress of what is experienced in Paris Saint-Germain, with the defeat in the Coupe de France and the blow against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League, now Lionel Messi receives a welcome break.

After a dream 2022, where Leo Messi managed to win the French Super Cup and Ligue 1 with PSG, plus the 2022 Finalissima and the Qatar World Cup with the Argentine team, the 'Flea' was chosen as the best player of last season , by outvoting Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappé. After the ceremony, the '10' of the Albiceleste showed his emotion for another individual trophy won and praised a former player who was present at the gala held in Paris.

In a talk with the media, Leo indicated that he still does not believe everything achieved with the Argentine National Team. In addition, he pointed out that he was happy to share the ceremony with Roberto Carlos, former Brazilian player and world champion in 2002. "I have known him for a long time and although I am not in a relationship, it is always with love that we see each other," he said.

Argentina dominated The Best awards:

Lionel Messi was not the only Argentine to win an award, as Lionel Scaloni won the award for best coach over Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach, and Pep Guardiola, Premier League champion with Manchester City. In addition, Emiliano Martínez took The Best for best goalkeeper, beating Thibaut Courtois and Yassine Bounou.