Angel Valdes | January 4, 2023
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) chose Lionel Messi as the best footballer of the year 2022, the captain of the Argentina team, current world champions, far surpassed the one who came in second place, the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé.
The IFFHS, who has been awarding this award since 1988, gave 275 points to Messi for first place, Mbappé, who came second, only added 35 points and third was Karim Benzema who received 30 points, fourth was the Croatian Luka Modric with 15 and in the fifth place was the Norwegian Erling Haaland with 5 units.
This award takes into account the performance of the soccer players both in their local leagues and their international participations and the goals they managed to convert.
Messi trained for the first time with Paris Saint Germain this Wednesday, January 4, and was received by his teammates, coaching staff, and workers at the training center who made him a hall of honor and gave him recognition for having managed to win the Copa del Rey. World.
