SUMMARY
- Messi is in contention to win yet another award, the FIFA "The Best" Award 2024. But as rumors suggest, there is a change of plan in the setup.
- Lionel Messi transferred to Inter Miami in 2023. The team has set up a training camp to prepare for the new season starting soon.
Lionel Messi is one of the most decorated soccer players in history. Having won several individual honors across his career, Messi is in contention to win yet another award, the FIFA “The Best” Award 2024. But as rumors suggest, there is a change of plan in the setup.
Lionel Messi secured a transfer to Inter Miami back in the summer of 2023. The season ended back in early November for Inter Miami across MLS. With the new season set to start soon, Inter Miami has set up a training camp to get the players fit and ready for the new challenge.
(🌕) Leo Messi won’t be present at The Best awards ceremony in London tonight. He stayed in USA to train with Inter Miami. @arielsenosiain ❌🏴 pic.twitter.com/QrLnbfrxvY
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) January 15, 2024
Because of this setup, it has been rumored that Lionel Messi is set to miss the award ceremony. So that he can help his team and not miss the training sessions set by his manager. Lionel Messi missing such an important ceremony will surely grab the headlines.
The award ceremony is set to take place in London on January 15, 2024. The ceremony is expected to get underway at around 7.30 pm GMT. While many pundits and rivals will criticize Messi, it surely is a good thing done by the Argentine to help his team instead of going for the individual awards.
How many times has Lionel Messi won the award?
Lionel Messi is a name that massively coincides with individual honors. Having won the Ballon d’Or record 8 times, Messi isn’t shy of winning the FIFA “The Best” Award as well. Performing so well across each season, Messi is most of the time the man to watch out for in such ceremonies.
Across his career so far, Messi has won the award 2 times. Being a joint record with the Portuguese legend, Cristiano Ronaldo and Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski. Being accompanied by such fabulous stars simply showcases the ability of the Argentine.
For a fun fact to land with such statistics, Lionel Messi is the player to attain the most podium finishes for the award being 7 out of 8 ceremonies held for the award. Whereas the second-best after him is Cristiano Ronaldo on 5 out of 8 podium finishes.
