Argentina and Inter Miami maestro Lionel Messi has won the TIME magazine Athlete Of The Year for 2023.

The Albiceleste (Sky Blue) captain Lionel Messi guided his national to a third FIFA World Cup victory in December 2022.

He was adjudged the best player of the tournament as his seven goals and three assists were pivotal to the Lionel Scaloni led side clinching the title.

Messi won the Man of the Match award a record breaking five times at the Mundial.

He also won the French Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain scoring 21 goals and notching 20 assists in 41 games in all competitions.

His 16 assists was the highest in the French League and he was given the French Ligue 1 playmaker of the year award.

In the summer of 2023 he made a transfer move from Paris Saint-Germain to United States of America

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