(PLO)- Two Paris Saint-Germain players, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe will join the candidate holding the Golden Ball – Karim Benzema to compete for the FIFA Best Player award in 2022.
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Messi and Mbappe face off in the 2022 World Cup final. Photo: GETTY |
The ceremony took place in Paris and the name Messi is becoming the number 1 candidate to add an individual title to his collection of achievements, especially following he led Argentina to overcome Mbappe’s France in the tournament. Epic encounter at the Qatar World Cup.
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Messi has won the Ballon d’Or seven times and received the FIFA award (launched in 2016 following FIFA parted ways with the organizers of the Ballon d’Or France Football) once in 2019.
Over the past two years, the Argentinian striker and Robert Lewandowski have been on the podium. However, the World Cup championship in the career of the 35-year-old player is the key to deciding the award of 2022.
The winner will be decided by a jury, consisting of the coach, captain of the men’s teams and a journalist from each country around the world. In addition, there are votes from fans.
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Messi and the World Cup trophy. Photo: GETTY |
Competing directly with Messi, Mbappe became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final (since Geoff Hurst in 1966) despite Messi’s two goals, before France succumbed in a shootout. fateful rotation.
At the age of 24, Mbappe also became the top scorer of the World Cup with eight goals, one more than Messi, who won the Golden Ball for the best player of the World Cup.
Dutch legend and former Ballon d’Or winner Ruud Gullit admitted: “Because Messi won the World Cup, he has the best chance of winning, that’s true.”
Gullit made the above statement as a member of the Laureus Academy, the organizer of the Laureus Award – the award is considered the “Sports Oscar” that has just put Mbappe and Messi on the list of nominations.
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Mbappe and Messi both deserve it if they win the FIFA The Best 2022 award. Photo: GETTY |
“But I have a lot of respect for Mbappe. For me, he’s on the same level. What he did in the final, to take on that responsibility, is unbelievable,” added Ruud Gullit.
Compared to Messi and Mbappe, Benzema’s chances of winning another individual title are almost impossible following he missed the 2022 World Cup due to injury.
Real Madrid striker Benzema, 35, scored 44 goals in 46 games for the club last season. He is also the one who inspired the club to step up to glory in the Champions League and La Liga arena.
In this season, Benzema continues to shine and score many goals with 18 goals in 25 appearances.
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