Amid the criticism leveled by fans of the PSG After traveling to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission, Lionel Messi received a new accolade in his career. And it so happens that the Argentine with the Laureus Award for Best Male Athlete of 2022 trailed the likes of Rafa Nadal, Kylian Mbappé and Stephen Curry, fueled by his performance with the Argentine team he led to the title at the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
It is the second time Messi, 35, has won a Laureus, which is considered a sports Oscar, after the one he won in 2020, an accolade he then shared with British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton.
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Has he returned home?
La Pulga returned to PSG. The striker was absent from the capital’s 3-1 win over Troyes on Day 34 and was at the training ground yesterday to prepare for the game against AC Ajaccio. Despite this, the relationship between Messi and the Paris team would not be optimal, and the fact is that the player would have up to two exit options: return to Barcelona or move to André Carrillos al-Hilal, who would have made him an offer.
Lionel Messi with Lissandro and ‘Chiqui’ Tapia. Photo: EFE
Spanish program El Chiringuito reported that Lio will play in Saudi Arabia after accepting Al-Hilal’s proposal. In this way, there will be more seasons in terms of the rivalry between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as both players will play in the biggest teams in Saudi Arabia. Nothing is said; That yes, the Argentine will have to decide his future in the next few days.
Did you know…
Earned. Messi also received the statuette for captaining the team that won the World Cup in Qatar. He wore a special detail in his outfit: he wore an AFA pin on his tuxedo.