Argentine legend, Lionel Messi has been shortlisted in the top three of the FIFA Best Player Award for the year 2022.
He was nominated alongside his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema.
The top three were selected by coaches, captains, journalists and fans from the initial 14 man list.
Mbappe’s France were first runner-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and he won the tournament’s golden boot with eight goals and two assists in seven games. He also won the French Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain.
