As Argentina’s captain, Messi was entitled to vote on all three men’s award which were handed out by FIFA at The Best awards in Doha, Qatar. The Best Men’s Player award wasn’t the only category which exposed a lack of bias from Messi.

When Argentina lifted the World Cup trophy in December 2022, the moment belonged to an entire country as much as it did to the players on the pitch.

Lionel Messi’s votes for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award have been revealed, with the Argentine icon including Barcelona teenage sensation Lamine Yamal among his top three.

Handed out since 2009, the Puskas Award has coincided with an era dominated by two players in particular — Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. But how have they fared when it comes to the honour?

After claiming the FIFA The Best and Ballon d’Or in 2025, Ousmane Dembélé has now joined an elite club with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The FIFA The Best Goalkeeper 2025 award has been announced, with Lionel Messi placing his Argentine national team teammate in second place. FIFA has finally announced the The Best 2025 awards, including the category for Best Goalkeeper.

The affable Luis Enrique worked wonders with Paris Saint-Germain last season and justifiably won recognition from the vast majority of his peers. Arne Slot, Hansi Flick and Mikel Arteta also picked up a good few votes but it was the name of Roberto Martinez that surprised.

The FIFA Puskás Award is less self-explanatory, but is awarded to the best goal across a calendar year. A few unknowns have achieved the feat, with Mohd Faiz Subri, Dániel Zsóri, Marcin Oleksy and Guilherme Madruga hardly household names.

Messi, Beckham, Henry, and Steve Carell spark chaos in Lay’s hilarious World Cup ad about hosting the ultimate watch party.