Argentine striker Lionel Messi recognized International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) as the best player of the year in South America in 2022. His colleague in the French club PSG Kylian Mbappe was named the best player in Europe. Both Messi and Mbappe were named to the IFFHS South America and Europe symbolic teams, respectively.
Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, has been named Best Young Player in Europe. Previously, he was recognized as the most expensive football player in the world according to the International Center for Sports Research (transfer value is more than €208 million).
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, along with the national teams of Argentina and France, respectively, reached the final of the World Cup in 2022. Argentina is the winner. Messi was recognized as the best player in the championship, and Mbappe – the best scorer.
About the success of the Argentine – in the material “Kommersant” “Lionel Messi is fixed in Paris.”
