Lionel Messi won the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain and the World Cup with Argentina during a stellar 12 months in his career.
Years don’t come much better than the one Lionel Messi has just had.
One of football’s finest ever players won the trophy he has persued his whole career – the FIFA World Cup™ – while also picking up a league title and breaking numerous records along the way.
Messi being held aloft, gripping the famous trophy in his hand, is an image that will be imprinted into football history forever. Undoubtedly, it will live longest in the memory of the man in the picture, Messi himself, who hailed 2022 as a year he “will never be able to forget”.
Messi takes the FIFA World Cup trophy to the peopleWatch as Lionel Messi takes the FIFA World Cup™ trophy to the Argentina fans who have waited 36 years to see it again.
The Argentina captain is soon due back at Paris Saint-Germain, after being granted extended leave following his Qatar 2022 heroics.
His seven goals and three assists on Argentina’s route to glory earned Messi the Golden Ball award, and at the age of 35 he finally got to lift the World Cup trophy, his career’s crowning moment.
Messi posted to Instagram a series of pictures of himself with wife Antonela and their young family, marking the end of a transformative 12 months.
He wrote: “A year ends that I will never be able to forget. The dream that I always pursued finally came true.
“But that wouldn’t be worth anything either if it weren’t for the fact that I get to share it with a wonderful family, the best one can have, and some friends who always support me and didn’t let me stay on the floor every time I fell.”
Messi’s magical moment will not have been met with great reverence in Paris, given it was France that Argentina beat on penalties in the final after a remarkable 3-3 draw.
Addressing supporters, Messi made a point of thanking those from Barcelona as well as Paris. He scored a staggering 672 goals during a Barcelona career that ended with a shock move to PSG in August 2021.
“I also want to have a very special memory for all the people who follow me and support me,” Messi wrote. “It is incredible to be able to share this path with all of you.
“It would be impossible to get to where I got without so much encouragement that I received from all the people of my country as well as from Paris, Barcelona and many other cities and countries from which I have been receiving affection.
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“I hope that this year has also been wonderful for everyone and I wish you all the health and strength to continue being happy in 2023.”
As Messi’s years advance, his records increase. Thanks to performances at Qatar 2022, the men’s World Cup records that Messi owns include appearances, appearances as a captain, minutes played and goals scored for Argentina.
And 2023 could create more record-breaking and award-winning memories for Messi. PSG remain unbeaten in Ligue 1 – no team has completed the French top division without loss – and the forward is hoping to be in contention for individual awards such as The Best FIFA Football Awards™.
This is the second time in his career that “El Pulga” has won this award. His achievement is on par with Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo (both twice). Speaking after receiving The Best award, the PSG star said:
“Winning the World Cup 2022 is the best memory of my career. Thank God for helping me achieve what I want after many years of trying. Scaloni coach Emiliano Martinez is with me today. This is our hard work over the years, thank you very much. My family has been a strong spiritual support for me over the years and so are the people of Argentina. We’ve lived an unforgettable month and I’m sure its echo will stay with us for years to come . ” Leo Messi speaks after receiving the FIFA The Best 2022 award.
In addition, the superstar of PSG also did not forget to give his little angels funny words of love: “Finally, I want to give words of love to the children who are watching at home. this program. Thiago, Mateo and Ciro… I love you guys but time’s up, go to sleep now. “
The 3 sons of the Messi family always cause trouble for the superstar father.
In this season, Messi is still continuously shooting in all arenas for the rich guy in France. With teammate Kylian Mbappe, both are still an inspiration on Paris Saint Germain’s attack in the context of Neymar being injured and no longer keeping the stability like at the beginning of the season. In the immediate future, PSG will be the second leg that is forecasted to be extremely difficult when having to be a guest on the field of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, this award will certainly be a huge spiritual boost for “El Pulga” to concede a goal. represent the country and bring PSG to the European championship title that they have always wanted, and if they can do that at the end of the season, perhaps the 8th Ballon d’Or in his career is difficult to escape from the hands of M10.
SRC: https://www.fifa.com/
