messi messi Lionel Messi. Who else! Argentina’s world champion captain received the trophy for best footballer 2022 from Fifa. The 35-year-old superstar from Paris Saint-Germain prevailed in the final of the world association’s The Best Gala against his French club colleague Kylian Mbappé and his compatriot Karim Benzema. For Messi, it was the seventh FIFA World Player award since 2009 in Paris’ Salle Pleyel near the Arc de Triomphe on Monday evening.
