Lionel Messi gets the better of Cristiano Ronaldo as FIFA Award rejection ends 15-year streak
Monday evening, Lionel Messi's superiority in 2022 over Cristiano Ronaldo was confirmed at the FIFA Best Awards in Paris. As the World Cup winner starred in the annual FIFPro World XI, Ronaldo was snubbed with a four-man attack, ending a sensational streak of inclusions.
Messi has been named FIFA's Best Men's Player for the seventh time in the French capital after a sensational 2022 season.
These prestigious awards add to his seven Ballon d'Or awards after a year that cemented his legacy as the greatest player of all time for millions of fans.
Messi scored 17 goals and 18 assists in 41 games and won the World Cup, the Finalissima, Ligue 1 and the Champions Trophy.
As the Argentine striker led his nation to glory in Qatar, winning the Ballon d'Or, Ronaldo's Manchester United career crumbled and burned, leading to the termination of his contract in November.< /p>
And he was not one of the 11 players featured in FIFPro's 2022 World XI, despite FIFA selecting four forwards in a 3-3-4 formation.
It was a telling indicator that, although he had a successful start to life at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, he is no longer part of the game's elite after a glittering career.
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Messi and Ronaldo had appeared in all of the FIFPro World XIs since 2007, but the latter's exclusion put an end to his 15-year career.
In place of the Portuguese icon, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Karim Benzema line up alongside Messi in the World XI attack.
Thibaut Courtois was named the team's goalkeeper, with Achraf Hakimi, Virgil van Dijk and Joao Cancelo forming a three-man defence.
Manchester United's Carabao Cup hero Casemiro features in midfield after a stellar 2022 season with Real Madrid and the Red Devils.
Manchester City maestro Kevin De Bruyne joins him alongside former Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric.
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Monday evening, Lionel Messi's superiority in 2022 over Cristiano Ronaldo was confirmed at the FIFA Best Awards in Paris. As the World Cup winner starred in the annual FIFPro World XI, Ronaldo was snubbed with a four-man attack, ending a sensational streak of inclusions.
Messi has been named FIFA's Best Men's Player for the seventh time in the French capital after a sensational 2022 season.
These prestigious awards add to his seven Ballon d'Or awards after a year that cemented his legacy as the greatest player of all time for millions of fans.
Messi scored 17 goals and 18 assists in 41 games and won the World Cup, the Finalissima, Ligue 1 and the Champions Trophy.
As the Argentine striker led his nation to glory in Qatar, winning the Ballon d'Or, Ronaldo's Manchester United career crumbled and burned, leading to the termination of his contract in November.< /p>
And he was not one of the 11 players featured in FIFPro's 2022 World XI, despite FIFA selecting four forwards in a 3-3-4 formation.
It was a telling indicator that, although he had a successful start to life at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, he is no longer part of the game's elite after a glittering career.
JUST IN: Richard Keys slams Premier League chiefs for failing John Motson
Messi and Ronaldo had appeared in all of the FIFPro World XIs since 2007, but the latter's exclusion put an end to his 15-year career.
In place of the Portuguese icon, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Karim Benzema line up alongside Messi in the World XI attack.
Thibaut Courtois was named the team's goalkeeper, with Achraf Hakimi, Virgil van Dijk and Joao Cancelo forming a three-man defence.
Manchester United's Carabao Cup hero Casemiro features in midfield after a stellar 2022 season with Real Madrid and the Red Devils.
Manchester City maestro Kevin De Bruyne joins him alongside former Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric.
DON'T MISSRDion Ighalo went from dodging bullets to competing with Cristiano RonaldoPhil Jones claims Man Utd have a better player than Lionel MessiPotter faces Chelsea ultimatum as players 'angry' after the defeat of Tottenham
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