- Lionel Messi is the World Soccer’s Player of the Year.
- World Soccer is one of the most prestigious publications in England.
- Messi has surpassed Virgil van Dijk by a tiny margin of just 11 points.
- Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp have won the awards for the best team and the best manager of the year respectively.
Lionel Messi has been named World Soccer’s Player of the Year.
This is the fifth time Messi wins the award. Just like in the Ballon d’Or voting results, the Argentine has surpassed Virgil van Dijk by a tiny margin — just 11 points divided the two.
Besides, Messi now matches Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of such accolades won. Earlier on, Leo won the award in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015.
Besides, Messi now matches Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of such accolades won. Earlier on, Leo won the award in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015.
Apart from the Best Player of the Year nomination, there were the prizes for the Team of the Year and the Manager of the Year — Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp were beyond competition in this regard.
Lionel Messi collected a bunch of various awards in 2019. Apart from such major recognitions as the Ballon d’Or and the Golden Shoe awards, the 32-year-old was named the player of the year by Marca, Diario AS, and the best attacker of the year by the Tribuna.com website.
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