Lionel Messi won a further two accolades on Monday, when World Cup winners Argentina claimed the Team of the Year honour at the Laureus World Sports Awards, while the 35-year-old was singled out for the Sportsman prize.
Jamaican printer Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the Sportswoman prize, while Man United’s Christian Eriksen won Comeback of the Year following his return to football after collapsing on the pitch when representing Denmark during Euro 2020.
Tennis world number two Carlos Alcaraz was awarded World Breakthrough of the Year at the awards, which are voted for by the sporting greats who make up the members of the Laureus Academy.
PSG star Messi – who recently returned to training after landing in hot water with his club for an unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia – was in attendance at the awards with his wife.
He became the first person to win both individual and team honours in the same year.
