THE winner of Fifa's prestigious The Greatest Males's Participant award has allegedly been leaked on-line.
The likes of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe go head-to-head tonight for the prospect to elevate the award after sturdy years on the pitch.
However who's the obvious winner of this yr's award among the many already introduced nominees?
In accordance with journalist Francesc Aguilar, who works for Mundo Deportivo, the winner ought to come as just a little shock given the celebrity's success on the World Cup.
Aguilar has claimed: "Lionel Messi is The Greatest. On Monday, FIFA will remind L'Equipe and France Soccer that they didn't embody Leo among the many candidates for the Ballon d'Or.
"To make issues worse, FIFA will maintain The Greatest gala in…Paris!"
This info was additionally reported by journalist Fabrizio Romano on Sunday.
Messi put in a surprising efficiency to assist information Argentina all the best way to the World Cup trophy in Qatar, together with scoring twice within the last and being awarded the Golden Ball.
The 35-year-old was on fireplace for PSG within the second half of the yr after struggling to search out his scoring contact within the first, a truth which noticed him omitted from the nominees for the Ballon d'Or, which was received by Champions League successful Actual Madrid striker Karim Benzema.
It means Messi will win the award for the second time since its inception, having beforehand picked up the gong in 2019.
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It would additionally see Frenchman Mbappe denied his first win of the award.
The 24-year-old had a really exceptional yr, turning into simply the second participant to ever rating a World Cup last hat-trick, taking the golden boot in Qatar and scoring essentially the most targets in Europe's prime 5 league in 2022 with 44.
Benzema is one other title set to be snubbed regardless of his Ballon d'Or win and Champions League victory with Actual Madrid final season.
The ceremony will start at 8pm this night.
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