‘The G.O.A.T’ – Fans praise Lionel Messi following his triumph at the FIFA Best Awards
Lionel Messi was the recipient of the FIFA Best Men’s Award in Paris on Monday, beating club teammate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid captain and 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema to the honour.
The 35-year-old won his seventh “FIFA The Best” award with his most recent triumph in 2019, adding to his growing list of impressive individual accolades, which currently counts at 77.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward became the first player to win The Best FIFA Men’s Player award in three different decades – winning one in the 2000s, five in the 2010s and one again in the 2020s.
Fans and football experts all over the world took to social media to inundate the 2022 FIFA World Cup winner with praise, with many tagging him as the “Greatest Of All Time,” to the despair of his longtime archrival Cristiano Ronaldo and his fans.
7 FIFA Best Player Awards
7 Ballon D’or AwardsEven as a Madrid fan, i have to admit Messi is the undisputed GOAT 🐐 pic.twitter.com/FE2XfU98eU
— 𝐕𝔦𝔫 🇳🇱 (@vinrmfc) February 27, 2023
Good morning, Messi fans🐐🌞🏆#messi #lionelmessi #goat #afposter #argentina #psg pic.twitter.com/wXOkb7702L
— All Football App (@allfootballapp) February 28, 2023
GOAT 👑#Messi𓃵 pic.twitter.com/vOqwH965Rg
— 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲™ (@trolldcompany) February 28, 2023
Good morning to everyone whose Goat won the FIFA last Monday.. pic.twitter.com/gH0hD7aPDi
— ganesh🇦🇷 (@breathMessi21) February 28, 2023
The GOAT. 🙌🇦🇷🐐❤️✌️ pic.twitter.com/XFOHox7LEO
— hardeydoying (BABA MESSI DE GOAT) (@hardeydoyings) February 27, 2023
My Goat, Your Goat, Our Goat! Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Lionel Andres Messi 🐐 pic.twitter.com/GTRu4b355T
— Lατιf (@iLatif_) February 27, 2023
❗OFFICIAL | The “GOAT” Leo Messi named as The Best FIFA Men’s Player Of The Year 2022. pic.twitter.com/XzX3Mt3Yqq
— FC Barcelona Fans Nation (@fcbfn_live) February 27, 2023
FIFA Men’s Player of the year issssss The GOAT—- Lionel Messi pic.twitter.com/3I4QewuHXF
— Cookie Tee (@TheCookieteeGH) February 27, 2023
THE GOAT OF THE GAME pic.twitter.com/6oPeWj1ZcI
— Exclusive Messi (@ExclusiveMessi) February 27, 2023
I feel like saying “Messi is the best” is kind of obvious. Banter is now boring talking about how great he is😁 Nothing else to prove. Having said that!!! Congratulations My GOAT 🐐 on your #FIFATHEBEST 👑 #Messi
— Uche Jombo (@uchejombo) February 27, 2023
Lionel Messi is the Goat 🐐 🙌.
— NEYMAR JR 𓃵 (@aliswelgod) February 27, 2023
As Messi’s fans we celebrate our GOAT winning the best FIFA men’s player award and Ronaldo’s fans are busy celebrating hat tricks 🤣 pic.twitter.com/ync9ooDnQf
— Violence Doctor ⛑️👨🔬 (@Ethanbackagain) February 28, 2023
MESSI IS THE REAL GOAT 🐐😎 pic.twitter.com/mlSdKGVkbB
— Agyingo😇 (@Agyingo77) February 28, 2023
The greatest there is, The greatest there was ,The greatest there ever will be, the only GOAT Leo Messi pic.twitter.com/y4XTxavicK
— Sabelo🌱 (@sabelostorm) February 27, 2023
