Messi overcame the competition from Mbappé and Benzema and won the FIFA The Best award for the best player in the world; see details
Messi continues unstoppable. The ace overcame Mbappe e Benzema in the prize Fifa The Best and was elected the best player in the world for the eighth time in his career this Monday, the 27th. For the distinction of awards, the Argentine won the post for the seventh time through the seal of FIFA and the eighth time adding the awards made official by ‘France Football’ with the Ballon d’Or.
Messi’s FIFA The Best win came after Argentina’s great World Cup triumph. The number 10 stood out as the best player of the tournament and was also considered by many to be largely responsible for ending the Albiceleste national team’s lack of titles. In fact, the tournament was decisive for the striker to overcome Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema.
Fifa did not hide that it took into account the performances of the players in the World Cup. Benzema, who was injured before the start of the tournament, ended up being out of the fight with Messi and Mbappé. PSG’s French striker even led France to the final and made history in a magical duel against Argentina’s number 10. However, the ‘hermanos’ prevailed and Lionel ended up conquering the world and being the best of the tournament.
With that, Lionel Messi did not give chances for his rivals to win the FIFA The Best award for the best player on the planet last season. It is worth noting that the World Cup turned out to be extremely decisive, as Benzema had won a Ballon d’Or, in addition to the Champions League and Spanish Championship titles.
Last season, when he was voted the best in the world by “France Football”, the Real Madrid striker scored 44 goals in 46 games, in addition to having eliminated Messi and Mbappé in the Champions League. Even with these accomplishments, the Argentine PSG star won his eighth individual title and went down in history as the biggest winner of the most desired individual award in the category.
