Messi told TUDN of Mbappe: "Kylian is a different player, a beast who is very strong in one-on-one, who goes into space, who is very fast, who scores a lot of goals.
We reported that Messi won the prize on Monday at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy ahead of Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk and Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo.
They can start, stop and turn quicker... the best players are all small." The Dutchman's attitude made way for the Messi and likes and that single act has yielded massive results 16 years after for the Catalans.
And with the added benefit of hindsight, Messi is very appreciative of what Guardiola did for his career and for football as a whole. "Pep is the best coach I've ever had," Messi told Movistar as quoted by 90min.
I hope to be here next year to receive this award, of course. Thanks to everyone, and a happy New Year." England's Lucy Bronze won the inaugural award for the Best Woman Player.
Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has won the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) playmaker of the year award for the fifth time.
Lionel Messi, Barcelona star, has been crowned World Soccer's player of the year during the World Soccer's January edition published on Friday, December 27.
The Red Devils face a tough task of overturning their two goals deficit when they battle PSG in the second leg of their Champions League clash this week.
Here is the list of players, coaches and goalkeepers Messi voted for: Messi's vote for FIFA 2023 Best Player: 1. Haaland 2. Mbappe 3. Alvarez Messi's vote for FIFA Best Goalkeeper: 1. Ederson 2. Onana 3.
Messi is [the best] number nine, number 10, number 11, number seven, number six, number five, number four... "But Sergio, [among] the rest, he is certainly one of them. I said many times, he will die scoring goals.
Messi had a phenomenal tournament in Qatar, putting himself in contention to win the Ballon d'Or ahead of Manchester City's Erling Haaland. In a press conference, as quoted by GOAL, Ancelotti spoke on the best players in history.
But even before Ronaldo's move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and Messi's to Inter Miami in the Major Soccer League, Ancelotti named none of them in his Top 3 of the best players in history. "Messi the best in history?
Barcelona star Lionel Messi won the Spanish La Liga title last season, but he was unable to make it to the final three shortlist of the FIFA The Best award.
But I don't like to compare, and I find it difficult to say he is the bestof all time. There was Diego Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo... it's hard to say that Messi is the best in the history of football.
Casillas claimed Messi is one of the five best footballers of all time, but the Ballon d' Or organizers must start to take note of who is the best player in a given season.