Lionel Messi Becomes UEFA Men’s Player of the Year

The Argentine miracle is at it again. Lionel Messi has been one of the most prolific players of this generation. Lionel Messi returned the sense of familiarity which has been there in football after winning the FIFA Player of the Year award, which is known as “The Best” this time around, on Monday. But he had some tough competition to deal with. Competing against his age-old rival Cristiano Ronaldo and UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Virgil van Dijk, the Argentine bagged the record-sixth laurel of his career.

This was the first time the Barcelona talisman was voted the world’s best ever since the award’s rebranding as “The Best” in 2016, which was met with rapturous applause at the TeatroallaScalla in Milan. After that  he had a but of a tough year with the other talented players taking the top spot.

The 32-year-old beat Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo to the award, collecting 46 points from the voting phase. van Dijk came second, receiving 38 points, while Ronaldo received 36 to come third.