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PSG playmaker, Lionel Messi<\/a> on Monday night won The Best FIFA men\u2019s player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain\u2019s Alexia Putellas retained the women\u2019s award at a ceremony in Paris.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To clinch the highly rated award, Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the men\u2019s gong with Ballon d\u2019Or winner Karim Benzema the other contender to claim the prize.<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York reports that this is the second time that Messi will be winning the honour inaugurated by FIFA in 2016 after football\u2019s world governing body split from Ballon d\u2019Or organisers France Football.<\/p>\n

The award, which is voted for by national team coaches and captains, journalists and also fans, recognises a year in which the former Barcelona star crowned his glorious career by leading Argentina to victory at the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Recall that Messi scored twice in an epic final in Doha as Argentina beat France on penalties despite Mbappe netting a hat-trick for Les Bleus in a remarkable 3-3 draw.<\/p>\n

Read Also: <\/strong>Ronaldo, Messi Score In PSG Friendly Win In Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The 35-year-old, a seven-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner, succeeds Robert Lewandowski on the FIFA honours list, while Putellas retained the women\u2019s prize despite spending the second half of last year out injured.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old beat England\u2019s European Championship-winning striker Beth Mead and United States star Alex Morgan to add the FIFA crown to the Ballon d\u2019Or, which she has also won two years running.<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York reports that Putellas is currently recovering from a serious knee injury suffered last July which saw her miss the Euro in England with Spain.<\/p>\n

Prior to that she had scored 11 goals on Barcelona\u2019s run to the Champions League final, which they lost to Lyon.<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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