:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/YJXLD3QVJ5XRD5FSFK6JSRGMJI.jpg "The two World Cup photos Lionel Messi shared hours after winning The Best award")
The life of Lionel Messi changed forever on December 18, 2022. On that day, at the stadium Lusail In Qatar, the Rosario star realized his lifelong dream after Argentina’s victory over France in the World Cup final. The image of the captain lifting the World Cup trophy has traveled the planet and remained in the great history of football.
From “farce” to “playing a tango and dancing with the winners”: the fury of anti-Messi journalists after The Best gala
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A little more than two months after the consecration in the Middle East, and a few hours after being voted the best player in the world in 2022 by FIFA during the awards ceremony The bestMessi He uploaded two images to his social media to remember the celebrations after the victory against the European team in Qatar.
In the first photo, he can be seen with a broad smile and the trophy in his hands as he is carried onto the playing field. In the second postcard he posted to Instagram Stories, -she was taken from below – he kisses the cup.
These Leo messages are given after the controversy sparked by the awards won by Argentina at The Best ceremony. Beyond the award given to the PSG player as the most outstanding, they were also chosen Lionel Scaloni as the best coach of Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti, and it also happened with the trophy he won Dibu Martinez as the best keeper.
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In this sense, one of those who were encouraged to express their dissatisfaction with FIFA’s choice after the vote of players, coaches and the public, was Karim Benzema. The French striker of Real Madrid reposted on his networks an image which highlighted the statistics of his performances during the last season where he excelled with 63 goals which were a great help for the Merengues to win the Champions League number 14 in their history.
Another of those who pointed the finger at Messi and the Argentines who won FIFA’s highest prize each year was Spanish journalist Juanma Rodríguez, a regular columnist for the TV show El Chiringuito, who was highly critical of towards the Argentine team at the last World Cup in Qatar.
“Messi doesn’t have a pass either, but hey, at least we’re used to receiving awards. But what about Dibu Marínez really? Did you draw Martinez? It’s a scam for the fans. It’s a spectacle that makes no sense. What can Courtois think and what can Real Madrid think? Enough jokes,” he said.
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Negative repercussions aside, the footballing world was on board with securing a new individual title for Messi in The Best. “This year has been crazy for me, I was able to achieve my dream after so much fighting, research, insistence. In the end it happened and it is the best thing that has happened to me in my career. For any player, there are very few who can achieve this and thank God it happened,” the historic number 10 said in his speech.
“It had been two years since I had come to this gala. Very happy with how everything went. I had my dream. The prize that every player wants, because it is the most important. I had already succeeded in everything, but it was the only one I lacked. It was very special. I was nervous when it was my turn to go up. It was imposing to be there, but it is very pleasant. I liked seeing other former players like Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos. Even though I don’t have a relationship with them, every time we see each other they show me a lot of affection,” he added on the green carpet after lifting another trophy.
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