The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) named the best footballer for 2022.

The award according to the organization was received by the striker of the Argentina national team and the French PSG Lionel Messi.

The 35-year-old Argentine scored 275 points and took first place by a wide margin from his pursuers.. France's Kylian Mbappe (PSG, 35 points) and Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, 30 points) are in the top three..

This is Messi's 12th career IFFHS Player of the Year award..

The winner of the nomination in the past two years was the Polish forward of "

Recall that Lionel Messi became the best player of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where he, together with the Argentina national team, managed to become the world champion for the first time in his career.. In the final against France, Leo scored a brace, and the Argentina national team won on penalties (3:3 in playing time, 4:2 on penalties).

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Earlier it was reported that the photo of Messi with the World Cup became the most popular in the history of Instagram.