Which award Messi has not won?

Robert Lewandowski has won the Golden Foot award for 2022 – an award that Lionel Messi has never won. With Messi still celebrating his country's incredible World Cup success with his Argentinian teammates, he may not be so bothered about missing on this award.

What trophy has Messi not won?

As incredible as it may sound, there is only one major competition that Messi has played in and not won since he turned professional almost two decades ago: the Coupe de France.

Have Messi ever won Puskas Award?

Has Lionel Messi been a Puskas award winner? No, despite being nominated for the award a record seven times, Lionel Messi has never won it.

Who is No 1 Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi has won more titles, majorly with Barcelona, than Ronaldo. Messi played for arguably the best Barcelona side to ever play the game.

Who has more awards Messi or Ronaldo?

They are two of the most decorated footballers ever, having won a combined 76 major trophies (Messi 42, Ronaldo 34) during their senior careers thus far, and have regularly broken the 50-goal barrier in a single season. They are the only two players to score over 800 goals each in their careers for club and country.

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Has Ronaldo won a Puskas Award?

Ronaldo Puskas Award history

As one of the most prolific forwards football has ever seen, Ronaldo fittingly took out the first ever Puskas Award in 2009. The Portugal attacker received the honour for his Champions League strike against Porto while playing for Manchester United.

Who is the most award winning footballer?

Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has received seven Ballon d'Or awards, the most for any football player, as well as the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, and the 2019 and 2022 The Best FIFA Men's Player.

Who won Puskas Award 2023?

The FIFA Puskas Award is generally presented to a footballer who scores the most beautiful goal. This year the award was presented to Marcin Oleksy.

How many golden balls does Messi have?

Lionel Messi has won the award a record seven times, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with five. Three players have won the award three times each: Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, and Marco van Basten. With seven awards each, Dutch, German, Argentine, Portuguese and French players have won the most Ballons d'Or.

Why Messi is the best?

In a glittering career that has spanned three decades, Messi has won 37 club trophies, seven Ballon d'Or awards and six European Golden Boots. There has been a Copa America title, an Olympic gold medal and a list of scoring and statistical records that may never be beaten.

Which teams has Messi never scored against?

The Argentinian has faced 46 different clubs in Europe (from 19 countries), failing to score against only four: Atlético, Inter, Rubin Kazan and Udinese. Atlético and Inter are the sides Messi has gone longest without scoring against: 360 minutes in UEFA competition.

Which trophy has Barcelona not won?

Missing trophy

Barça have won 135 official trophies over the years, including 26 for La Liga, 31 for the Copa del Rey, and most importantly, the five for the Champions League. But there have been plenty of other ones too. But there is still no sign of the Europa League, or the UEFA Cup as it was before…

Is the World Cup medal real gold?

Is the World Cup trophy real, solid gold? Officially, the World Cup trophy is described as 'solid' gold. It is 36.5cm tall and is made of 6.175kg or 30,875 Carats of 18 karat (75%) gold. It has a base of 13cm in diameter which features two strips of malachite.

What is the richest award in football?

FIFA World Cup trophy - Football- $20 million

The cup's design depicts two human figures holding up the earth. Its initial cost is $50,000, which has grown to $20 million as of 2023, making it the most expensive trophy in all sports.

Who has more golden boots Messi or Ronaldo?

Lionel Messi is the all time record winner of the award, having won it six times overall. He also holds the record for most goals and most points in a single season (50 and 100 respectively, in 2011–12). Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the all time list, having won four Golden Shoes, as well as two consecutively.

Who is the highest world best player?

The 2016 and 2017 winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year winner was Cristiano Ronaldo, who also won the Ballon d'Or for the same periods. In 2018 he failed to win the hat-trick, polling second behind Croatian Luka Modrić. In 2022, Messi won the award for the 7th time.

How many UCL does Messi have?

Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 34 trophies, including 10 La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and four UEFA Champions Leagues. With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Who has the highest hat trick in the world?

Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the active player with most hat-tricks. Lionel Messi has scored 57 hat-tricks in his career for Barcelona and Argentina.

Why is Messi so popular?

Lionel Messi is an Argentine-born football (soccer) player who has been named the world's best men's player of the year six times (2009–12, 2015, and 2019). Naturally left-footed, quick, and precise in control of the ball, Messi is known as a keen pass distributor and can readily thread his way through packed defenses.

How many world best has Messi won?

Messi wins the world best player award for a record ninth time.

Who is king of football now?

Sunil Chhetri is regarded as the God of football in India. As of 24 March 2023, he has scored 85 goals in 133 international appearances.