Lionel Messi has been honoured by South America football governing organisation, CONMEBOL with the ‘Baton of Football’.
A life-sized statue of Messi holding the World Cup was also made in his honour.
The footballer shared photos from the event on his Instagram page on Monday.
He wrote, “Thanks to #conmebol for this tribute and to #sole_pastorutti for that beautiful moment. It was very special and emotional.”
Messi led Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA
PSG star, Lionel Messi, has been immortalized in his home country Argentina, as a training camp for the national football team has been renamed after him.
Head of the Argentine Football Association, Chiqui Tapia, made the announcement on Saturday, March 25.
He tweeted;
“We lived a historic day in our Casa de Ezeiza, which from today will be renamed Lionel Andrés Messi, in homage to the best player in the world. I want to thank all the managers, players and employees of @afa for having been with us, once again”
Vivimos una jornada histórica en nuestra Casa de Ezeiza, que desde hoy, pasará a llamarse Lionel Andrés Messi, en homenaje al mejor jugador del mundo.
Quiero agradecer a todos los dirigentes, jugadores, jugadoras y empleados de @afa por haber estado junto a nosotros, una vez más pic.twitter.com/zuSek1Fb6F— Chiqui Tapia (@tapiachiqui) March 25, 2023
Shortly after the announcement was made, Messi took to Instagram to express his delight. He wrote;
“This recognition is one of the most beautiful I have ever received. A great honour, thank you very much.”
Kylian Mbappe made history yesterday, March 4, as he became Paris Saint Germain’s (PSG) record scorer following a goal against Nantes in a Ligue 1 match.
Argentina legend Lionel Messi opened the scoring after finishing off a fine team move 12 minutes into the match.
PSG went 2-0 up five minutes after Messi’s opener after Nantes defender Jaouen Hadjam deflected the ball into the back of his net.
Lionel Messi, the Argentina captain, has emerged the winner of this year’s Best FIFA Men’s Player award.
He won the award at a ceremony in Paris on Monday.
Messi beat Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid captain, Karim Benzema, to the prize.
The 35-year-old won the 2022 World Cup with his country in December, finally getting to lift the only major honour he hasn’t won in his career.
“It’s amazing. It was a tremendous year and it is an honour for me to be here tonight and win this award,” Messi said.
It was Messi’s second FIFA The Best title, with his first coming in 2019.
He has also won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards.
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, both forwards for Paris Saint-Germain, have been nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.
The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year is an annual award honouring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports.
Both Messi and Mbappe have been impressive for both club and country over the last.
Here is a full list of the nominees;
Messi – World Cup, CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, Trophée des Champions
Mbappe – World Cup runner-up, Ligue 1, Trophée des Champions
Stephen Curry – NBA Championship
Max Verstappen – F1 Drivers Championship
Rafael Nadal – Australian Open, French Open champion, won 22 Grand Slams.
Armand Duplantis – Sweden Athletics World Championships pole vault champion and broke the world record.
Argentine football star Lionel Messi has stated that despite a tense 2022 World Cup final, which Argentina eventually won, he still has a good relationship with French star Kylian Mbappe.
Argentine football star Lionel Messi has stated that despite a tense 2022 World Cup final, which Argentina eventually won, he still has a good relationship with French star Kylian Mbappe.
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When asked if he has discussed the final from Qatar with Mbappe, Messi said;
“Yes, we talked about the game, the celebrations how people had lived in Argentina in those days that I had been on vacation and the festivities we had. And nothing, nothing more, but good, really good.
“I was on the other side too, I had to lose a world final as well and I didn’t want to know anything about that, about what had happened. And nothing that had to do with the World Cup at that time, that’s why I don’t want to talk about it either. But the truth is that there is no problem with Kylian, quite the opposite.”
Al Hilal, Ronaldo’s direct rivals, are set to make an irresistible salary offer to Lionel Messi in order to lure him to Saudi Arabia.
As direct rivals of Al Nassr, who recently completed the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, Saudi Arabia clubs appear to have their sights set on making their league one of the largest in the world. Al Hilal is set to make an irresistible salary offer to PSG star and World Cup winner Lionel Messi.
According to Spanish news outlet Mundo Deportivo, Messi, who is currently the ambassador of the Visit Saudi campaign, is set to be offered a salary bid worth up to 300 million euros per year, which is twice the amount Ronaldo is paid at Al Nassr.
The Saudi government is expected to provide Al Hilal with the necessary financial support to make the bid possible, believing that having two of the greatest players in football history would improve the quality and structure of the Saudi League.
With Messi’s contract at PSG expiring in June 2023, there has been speculation about where the Argentine legend will play next, as many clubs have expressed interest in the world cup winner.
Lionel Messi, a striker for Paris Saint-Germain, has kicked off his fifth World Cup campaign in impressive fashion.
In their opening group encounter at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Messi gave Argentina the lead. The Little Magician, as he is affectionately known, became the first Argentinean player in history to score in four straight World Cups ( 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
There have been World Cup tournaments held in South Africa, Brazil, Russia, and now Qatar. The hopes of Argentina’s fans are that Messi will perform superbly throughout the competition. In addition, the PSG player will want to win his first World Cup.
Lionel Messi, a forward for Paris Saint-Germain, is expected to depart the Ligue 1 team and join Inter Miami.
David Beckham, the club’s co-owner, revealed in an interview that he had begun negotiations with the Argentine. Messi is nearing the end of his PSG deal, which runs through June 2023.
On its official website, The Athletic acknowledged that negotiations between Messi’s camp and Inter Miami had begun in secret. Jorge and Jose Mas, the brothers who co-own Inter Miami, reportedly met with Messi’s father Jorge several times to discuss a prospective transfer.
PSG, though, is optimistic that Messi will sign a new contract after the current one expires.
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