The Real Madrid and Porto exporter has questioned the choice of Lionel Messi as the winner of The Best awarded by FIFA.
It was a ceremony that many expected. This Monday, the presentation of The Best awards given by FIFA to the outstanding players of the last season took place in France.
Here there were no major surprises and the players of the Argentine team and their technical staff stood out among the best. In this way Lionel Messi has been recognized as the best footballer of the 2022 season Emiliano Martínez as best goalkeeper and Lionel Scaloni as best DT .
Of course, in the past not everyone was happy with the results of the vote. One of those who questioned all of this was Iker Casillas. The Real Madrid and Porto exporter and 2010 world champion took to social media to show his disagreement .
“There are things I don’t understand about these football awards asked the Spaniard via Twitter once the results were known which rewarded the best male player.
From the comments made by the exporter, we can deduce that for him the remarkable campaign he led with the Albiceleste in Qatar 2022, where he ended up being champion, was not enough to win the prize that rewards the best of a full season.
Messi, with a total of 52 points, took first place in the vote, beating Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, who came second with 44 points and leaving Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, winner of the Spanish tournament, in third place and among the last champions. League with a final result of 34 points .
Of course, this isn’t the first time that Iker Casillas has taken to his Twitter account to question award results of this style. In 2021, as part of the Ballon d’Or awarded by France Football magazine, he is surprised that Lionel Messi wins his seventh prize on this occasion.
“It’s getting harder and harder for me to believe in these football awards. For me, Messi is one of the 5 best players in all history but you have to start by knowing how to classify who are the most outstanding after a season . It’s not that hard! Others make it difficult!”, he wrote on occasion.
THANKS
The protagonists of the night did not hesitate to thank the recognition displayed. Thus, Lionel Messi underlined that “it is a pleasure to be back here. To be among the three with Kylian (Mabppé) and Karim Benzema who is not there. I would like to thank my colleagues, without them we would not be here. This year has been crazy for me, getting what I’ve been pushing so hard for, the World Cup finally coming and it’s the best thing of my career. Very few did and I was able to get it “, remarked the Chip.
In turn, goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez said that “it is a source of pride for my country. Winning a World Cup after 36 years is a beautiful thing . People know how special it is for Argentines after the economic problems we have had. I thank Scaloni for giving me the opportunity to play for the national team”.
Finally, the Albiceleste coach said: “I thank everyone, it’s an award that footballers vote for, for me it has enormous value. I want to thank the 26 who filled us with glory, without them we would not have achieved anything . I am eternally grateful to AFA President Pablo Aimar, Roberto Ayala, Walter Samuel, Martín Tocalli and my entire coaching staff. There’s nothing more beautiful than seeing your excited people happy in the streets, it’s priceless . This victory is for them. Finally, to my family and my parents and siblings,” Scaloni concluded.
FIFA The Best 2022 award winners
- FIFA Women’s Best Player Award : Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona).
- FIFA Best Player Award : Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain FC).
- FIFA Best Goalkeeper Award: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United WFC).
- FIFA Best Goalkeeper Award : Emiliano Martinez (Argentina / Aston Villa FC).
- FIFA Best Women’s Football Coach Award : Sarina Wiegman (England national team).
- The best price for FIFA men’s soccer coach : Lionel Scaloni (national team of Argentina).
- FIFA Puskás Award : Marcin Oleksy (Poland/Warta Pozna).
- FIFA Fair Play Award : Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia/Wolfsberger AC/US Cremonese).
- FIFA Fan Awards : Argentinian fan.
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