Another recognition for Messi: he was chosen as the best player of 2022 by the IFFHS

In addition to lifting the dream World Cup, Lionel Messi took the Best Player award from the Qatar 2022 World Cup. But the recognitions for the Argentine captain did not end there. Now, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), chose him as the best player in 2022.De ranking agreement prepared by the institution recognized by FIFA, the Flea added 275 points and won by a wide difference to the French Kylian Mbappé (35 points) and Karim Benzema (30), who occupied the second and third place, respectively. The IFFHS created the Player of the Year Award in 1988. On that occasion and the following year (1989), the prize was won by Marco Van Basten of the Netherlands, while the German Lothar Matthaus did it in 1990. But after that award, Joshep Blatter, the then president of FIFA, asked the body to stop delivering the award. However, since 2020, the IFFHS decided to reward the best footballer of the year again and the Polish Robert Lewandowski was the winner of the 2020 awards and according 2021.De to his performances in local and international tournaments and goals converted, the best players of the year according to IFFHS are:1. Lionel Messi (Argentina-Paris Saint-Germain) 275 points
2. Kylian Mbappé (France-Paris Saint-Germain) 35
3. Karim Benzema (France-Real Madrid) 30
4. Luka Modric (Croatia-Real Madrid) 15
5. Erling Haaland (Norway-Manchester City) 5

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