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Another Messi night as Argentina skipper wins Fifa best player bauble

Lionel Messi won the 2022 male player of the year prize at the Best Fifa football award ceremony. The 35-year-old striker produced a series of breathtaking performances as he skippered Argentina to the 2022 World Cup trophy in Qatar. REUTERS - SARAH MEYSSONNIER

Just 24 hours after combining to destroy Marseille 3-0 in Ligue 1, Lionel Messi edged out his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé to claim the 2022 Fifa player of the year award.

Messi, 35, won the prize for inspiring Argentina in their surge to the 2022 World Cup title in Qatar.

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