Lionel Messi continues to be nominated for highly prestigious awards!
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo managed to be number one and number two alternately for more than 15 years. Both have competed at the highest level, sharing Ballon d’Ors, trophies, titles with their clubs, etc. Now, the reality is that even though they are no longer at the highest level, they continue to compete.
Lionel Messi seems to have settled the debate about who is better thanks to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which was the only trophy he needed to win. In addition, Lionel Messi won more Ballon d’Ors and more The Best awards thanks to the World Cup, which put him even further away in the fight.
Now, even though Messi plays in Major League Soccer, the Argentine has been nominated for one more award, while Cristiano Ronaldo was completely ignored. Lionel has been nominated to win the best athlete of the year award, along with five other athletes.
These are the nominees for the award: Novak Djokovic (tennis), Mondo Duplantis (pole vault), Erling Haaland (soccer), Noah Lyles (sprinter), Max Verstappen (Formula 1 driver) and Lionel Messi (soccer). Thus, Lionel is running as a clear candidate to win it, but not necessarily as the main favorite, since we are referring to the best athletes on the entire planet.
Messi’s words in the new season with Miami:
“I want to thank all the people in Miami for this welcome, this affection since I arrived here. I am very excited to be here with you. “I really want to start training, I come with the same desire to compete, and for this club to continue growing.”