THE winner of Fifa’s prestigious The Best Men’s Player award has allegedly been leaked online.
The likes of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe will be going head-to-head for the chance to lift the award after strong years on the pitch.
ReutersThe winner of Fifa’s The Best Men’s Player has allegedly been leaked online[/caption]
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GettyBoth Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are in the running to win the award[/caption]
But who is the apparent winner of this years award among the already announced nominees?
Well according to journalist Francesc Aguilar, who works for Mundo Deportivo, the winner should come as a little surprise given the superstars success at the World Cup.
Aguilar has claimed: “Lionel Messi is The Best. On Monday, FIFA will remind L’Equipe and France Football that they did not include Leo among the candidates for the Ballon d’Or.
“To make matters worse, FIFA will hold The Best gala in…Paris!”
This information was also reported by Fabrizio Romano on Sunday.
Messi put in a stunning performance to help guide Argentina to lifting to the Jules Rimet in Qatar, including scoring twice in the final and being awarded with the Golden Ball.
The 35-year-old was on fire in the second half of the year after struggling to find his scoring touch in the first, a fact which saw him omitted from the nominees for the Ballon d’Or, won by Karim Benzema.
It means Messi will win the award for the second time since it’s inception, having previously picked up the gong in 2019.
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GettyWorld Cup winner Messi is set to win the award[/caption]
It will also see Frenchman Mbappe snubbed from his first win of the award.
The 24-year-old had a truly remarkable year, becoming just the second player to ever score a World Cup final hat-trick, taking the golden boot in Qatar and scoring the most goals in Europe’s top five league in 2022 with 44.
Benzema is another name set to be snubbed despite his Ballon d’Or win and Champions League victory with Real Madrid last season.
The ceremony will begin at 8PM this evening.
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