Another individual award for the famous Argentinean
Leader Argentina national team And Inter Miami Lionel Messi recognized as athlete of the year by the magazine Time.
Let’s remember that on October 30, Messi won the most prestigious individual award in world football – the Golden Ball – for the eighth time. In the voting, he was 105 points ahead of Erling Haaland and 192 points ahead of Kylian Mbappe.
Later, 36-year-old Messi was named the best player of the season at Inter Miami. Let us remember that he moved to this club in the summer of 2023, played 14 matches in all competitions, scored 11 goals and gave five assists. His debut broke television records in the United States, and sales of the Florida club’s jerseys increased exponentially.
During the calendar year 2023, the legendary Argentine won two tournaments – the French Championship with PSG and the League Cup with Inter Miami (this trophy allowed him to become the most titled football player in history).
Earlier, in December 2022, he led the Argentina national team to victory at the World Cup in Qatar.
Why Lionel Messi is TIME’s Athlete of the Year https://t.co/9Fj13nyldY pic.twitter.com/ySp5LtkXSK
—TIME (@TIME) December 5, 2023
In previous years, Time recognized baseball player Aaron Judge (2022), gymnast Simone Biles (2021) and basketball player LeBron James (2020) as the best.
In addition, based on the results of 2022, this American publication recognized the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and the Ukrainian spirit as “Person of the Year”.
Source: Sportarena
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