Messi vs. Ronaldo is a never-ending debate among football fans from around the globe. However, after the recent world cup win, it looks like we finally have an answer to the age-old question.
Leo Messi with another award for the best player of the year. This time he was awarded by the “World Soccer” magazine for the sixth time in his career. He surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo in this respect.
Messi vs. Ronaldo debate is over?
“World Soccer Player of the Year” is the best player of the year awarded by the English-language football magazine “World Soccer”. Paolo Rossi first purchased it in 1982. Leo Messi has been awarded for the last twelve months. This is the sixth such award for the newly minted world champion, thanks to which he overtook Cristiano Ronaldo in this respect.
🥇 Leo Messi is ranked number 1 in The @Guardian's list of the 100 best male footballers in the world, the 6th time he has topped the list!
Cristiano Ronaldo drops out of the Top 10 for the first time since the list's inception in 2012, placing 51st. pic.twitter.com/4ck3dZh7gE
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Robert Lewandowski was awarded in the previous two years, but the Argentine has had a great time. With his national team, he won the World Cup and was the best player in the World Cup. In Qatar, he scored seven goals and recorded three assists. “While the Champions League can rightfully claim to be the highest level of competition in modern football, the World Cup remains the pinnacle of the sport where legends are written, and heritage is defined,” said World Soccer journalist Jamie Evans.
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These words justify awarding the award to Leo Messi and not, for example, to Karim Benzema, who won the Champions League and La Liga, which resulted in him receiving the Golden Ball for 2022. “Messi’s name will henceforth forever be associated with 2022 – just like Pele with 1970, Maradona with 1986, and Zinedine Zidane with 1998,” Evans said. Interestingly, second place went to Kylian Mbappe, and the Real Madrid striker was only third.
Lionel Messi has officially surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of being a better player?
This is the sixth such award for the 35-year-old Argentinian. Thus, he is the record holder for the “World Soccer Player of the Year” award, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese were the best player of the year five times. Many fans say that the debate is over now that Messi has won the world cup, but what do you think?
