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How many of you remember Peter Drury shouting, “Scaloni will be fated, and Messi will be sainted”? We are sure you haven’t forgotten the thrilling world cup final, where Lionel Messi lifted the trophy for the first time in his career and ended Argentina’s world cup drought after a long 36 years.
However, FIFA didn’t forget to reward Lionel Messi, Emi Martinez, and manager Lionel Scaloni. In the FIFA Best Awards last night, the Argentines were the biggest winners as they took home a total of four awards.
No surprise, Lionel Messi was awarded the Best FIFA Men’s Player. Emiliano Martinez won the Best Men’s Goalkeeper for his outstanding performance in the world cup, and Lionel Scaloni received the Best Manager of the year.
Messi wins the Best FIFA Men’s Player
Lionel Messi, the magician, made another record. Last night, he got his 7th FIFA Best Men’s Player award. The GOAT carried Argentina in the world cup, scoring two goals in the final to win the World Cup.
Lionel Messi is now the only player in history to have seven Balon D’ors with seven FIFA Best awards. Moreover, he is likely to win his 8th Balon D’or this season. Anyway, Messi competed with Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe to win the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the year.
“It’s a pleasure to be here again, among the top three. Mbappé and Benzema had a great year. I want to thank my teammates, today we are here with Scaloni and Dibu Martínez representing them. This is a recognition of the group for everything we did, without it we would not be here. This year was crazy for me. I was able to achieve my dream after fighting so much, looking for it, and insisting,” Lionel Messi said on the stage with the trophy in his hand. However, Messi is also a part of the Best XI made by FIFPro.
There is nothing more beautiful than seeing your people happy – Scaloni
Lionel Scaloni, the man behind Argentina’s world cup glory, was awarded last night The Best Coach in the World. He said, “I would like to thank everyone for the award, especially because it is an award voted for by footballers and for me, it has enormous value.”
“I would like to thank the players, those 26 who led us to glory, without them we would not have been able to achieve anything. I am Eternally grateful to the president of the AFA for being the coach of this marvelous Selection. To Pablo, Aimar, Roberto Ayala, Walter Samuel, Martín Tocalli, to the teacher Luis Martín, Matías Manna, and Rodrigo Barrios; to all my coaching staff, who more than That’s friends. And as I always say, there is nothing more beautiful than seeing your people, your country happy. Seeing those excited people in the streets, enjoying themselves, is priceless,” the manager stated on the stage in Paris.
