Tag: Putellas

Messi Wins FIFA’s Best Men’s Player Award Again

PARIS—World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday. The best women’s player was Spain’s Alexia Putellas for a second straight year. After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé’s France last year in Qatar, Messi won the best…


Benzema, Putellas Win Ballon d’Or Awards for Best Players in the World

PARIS—Real Madrid’s France forward Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for a second time. Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real’s run to the Champions League title last season, is the first…