Soccer

Lionel Messi named Fifa player of 2022 after achieving World Cup ‘dream’

Catalan Alexia Putellas, who won the Ballon d’Or last year, was named women’s player of the year

Lionel Messi after receiving the 2022 Fifa player of the year award at a ceremony in Paris. Photograph: Getty Images
Lionel Messi after receiving the 2022 Fifa player of the year award at a ceremony in Paris. Photograph: Getty Images
Tue Feb 28 2023 - 07:42

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