Lionel Messi won the Sportsman of the Year Award, the team also got respect after becoming the world champion

Ever since the Argentina team has won the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar, the team and the players have been applauded everywhere. In this episode, the captain and star footballer Lionel Messi, who led the world winning team Argentina, has recently been honored with a special award.

Lionel Messi has been awarded the Laureus Sportsman of the Year. He has been given this award in a program organized on May 8 in Paris. Along with Lionel Messi, Argentina’s world winning team has also been declared as the Laureus World Team of the Year. Jamaican sprinter Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce won the Sports Woman of the Year award.

Let us tell you that Lionel Messi has been given the prestigious Laureus Sportsman of the Year title after winning the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar in December 2022. Lionel Messi played an important role in winning the FIFA World Cup for his team. The final match of this tournament held in Qatar was also very exciting, in which Lionel Messi also played an important role in making the team win. He scored two goals in the match, due to which the team won.

Awarded for the second time
Let us tell you that this is the second time that Lionel Messi has received this prestigious award. Earlier in the year 2020, Lionel Messi shared this award with Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton. Significantly, the title of Laureus Sportsman is given to sportspersons and best performing teams on the basis of their performance.