Having inspired Barcelona to an historic treble in the same year -- it won the league, domestic cup and Champions League -- Messi is officially named the best player in the world for the first time.

Messi voted for him in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022 but ... It was no doubt his best personal season in terms of quality, as he won the African Player of the Year, reached the final with Senegal ...

The first of them, honoring the best male athlete of the year, he won in 2020 and 2023, while the other was in 2025. Thanks to this new distinction, Lionel Messi has accumulated more than 100 ...