“It Really Sunk in..” – After Record-Breaking Laureus Feat, Lionel Messi Honored to Be in ‘Unbelievable Company’ of Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Lewis Hamilton and Other Sports Stars

This year has been great for Lionel Messi. The player recently endured terrific success with his beloved country, Argentina, as he lifted the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It was quite an emphatic journey with his international side as they won the prestigious cup after 37 years. Since then, the player has been in the soccer headlines for obvious reasons.

He has been on the lookout for more trophies, especially individual ones. The 35-year-old recently collected the FIFA Best Award in February. Now, he has added one more award to his trophy cabinet. Last night, the player collected the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and he had a few incredible words to quote.

Lionel Messi honored to join the unbelievable company

Last night was indeed a salubrious moment for Messi, as he won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year. The Argentinian captain received the prestigious individual award in Paris. This is the second time he has won the award. He previously won it in 2020, thus sharing it with F1 driver Lewis Hamilton.

After collecting the trophy on the podium, the Argentinian skipper had a few words to quote. “I was looking at the names of the incredible legends that won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award before me: Schumacher, Woods, Nadal, Federer, Bolt, Hamilton, Djokovic… it really sunk in what unbelievable company I’m in and what a unique honor this is,” he said.

Messi was honored to receive the award, as he hailed all the previous winners of the award. The 35-year-old also collected the World Team of the Year award on behalf of the Argentina men’s football team. La Albiceleste won the award for their remarkable triumph in Qatar. He became the first sportsman to win both the World Sportsman of the Year Award and the World Team of the Year Award in the same year.

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On the other hand, Sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the women’s award. Furthermore, Christian Erikson won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award. Either way, it’s good to see the former Barcelona man add another prize to his collection. However, now the player will be returning to his domestic side after being suspended from training.

Messi finally returned to PSG training

It has been quite an eventful few weeks for Lionel Messi. The playmaker recently got suspended for two weeks after he made an unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia. Even his two weeks’ wages of $860K were taken away. However, due to the turn of events, the player has returned to training.

It seems the club has revoked his suspension, as the PSG star was seen training with the group. The Parisians did not officially say whether his suspension was revoked. Either way, this suggests that the player is available for their next league campaign against Ajaccio. Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on Messi’s suspension? Also, do let us know about the 35-year-old winning the Laurel Sportsman Award.

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