Lionel Messi has been named men's player of the year at the 2022 Best FIFA Awards. The 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to win the award for only the second time. Messi captained Argentina to World Cup glory and scored 27 goals in 49 games for club and country in 2021-22. Messi said he achieved his dream in 2022. "I achieved the dream I had been hoping for for so long. Very few people can achieve that and I have been lucky to do so," Lionel Messi. The ceremony was dominated by Argentinians following their World Cup heroics. Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni was named men's coach of the year. And Argentina's Emiliano Martinez was recognized as the best men's goalkeeper.