Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA Men’s player award for last year at a ceremony in Paris on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina.
Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the award with Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema the other contender to claim the prize.
2022 FIFA World XI: Courtois; Hakimi, Van Dijk, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Casemiro, Modrić; Leo Messi, Benzema, Haaland, Mbappé.
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