Messi prevailed unquestionably thanks to the most important success of his career, the soccer World Cup title, Qatar 2022, with the Argentine national team beating France 5-3 in the final on penalties.

For Argentina it is the seventh time it has achieved this honor, the highest accumulator ahead of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Pole Robert Lewandowski, the latter won the title two years in a row.

In the voting, the Paris Saint Germain striker beat his teammate, the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé and the Frenchman Karim Benzema, who completed the podium of finalists.

The evening had a notable Argentine role with the awards for Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez as best goalkeeper of the season, Lionel Scaloni as the best coach and the Argentine fans for the most enthusiastic in that period.

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