Messi and the Argentine National Team were nominated for the Laureus Awards

The Argentine National Team and its captain, Lionel Messi, were nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sports World Sports Awards. The Laureus Academy, made up of 71 of the greatest sports legends of all time, announced it on Monday and explained that Messi, who was nominated eight times, will compete in the category “Best male sportsman of the year” and along with Kylian Mbappe, Steph Curry, Mondo Duplantis, Rafael Nadal and Max Verstappen. The Argentine was already the winner of the 2020 edition. “Lionel Messi picked up the only prize that had eluded him by leading Argentina to the World Cup. Kylian Mbappé’s hat-trick in the final earned him the Golden Boot as top scorer of the World Cup. Rafael Nadal finished 2022 alone at the top of the all-time list of men’s Grand Slam champions with 22 titles after victory in Australia and France. In addition, the Scaloneta, nominated for Best Team of the Year, integrates the shortlist with the England women’s soccer team, the French men’s rugby team, the Golden State Warriors team, Oracle Red Bull Racing of Austria and Real Madrid. Also, the recent champion of the Argentina Open Carlos Alcaraz, stands out among the revelation athletes by becoming the youngest male world number 1 in history, with 19 years, 4 months and 6 days and Alexia Putellas, star of Barcelona, repeats the nomination for female athlete of the year. The winners will be announced in June following a vote by the Laureus Academy jury.

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