In the early morning of January 18, Beijing time, the FIFA annual awards ceremony, Levan KO Messi, defended the title of World Footballer of the Year, and was also elected as the World Footballer of the Year for the second time.
The FIFA annual awards ceremony takes the form of online live broadcast, the most important is undoubtedly the best player in men's football, which is what we call the world footballer of the year, according to the list previously announced, the final 3 candidates are: Messi, Levan, Salah.
First of all, whether it is individual performance or team honor, Salah cannot match Messi and Levan, and the Liverpool superstar can only play a supporting role. Who do Messi and Levan choose? That's the biggest suspense!
In the past year, in terms of personal performance, Levan is undoubtedly the craziest, and throughout 2021, Levan has exploded with 69 goals and 11 assists, directly involved in 80 goals, ranking first in the world!
For Levan, however, there are two disadvantages:
First, FIFA previously stated that the selection period is from October 8, 2020 to August 7, 2021, this time period, Levan 51 goals + 8 assists, involved in 59 goals, while Messi scored 43 goals, sent 17 assists, participated in 60 goals, more than Levan, but this gap is not large.
Second, that is, the team honor, or direct point, that is, the national team honor, Messi led the Argentine national team to win the Copa America championship, breaking Argentina's 28-year championship drought in the world championship, the national team honor, or the gap in the strength of the national team, which is Messi's biggest advantage over Levan!
However, in the end, FIFA announced the results: Levan first, Messi second, Salah third. This is the second time levan has been elected World Footballer of the Year after 2020! Last year, Levan was the world footballer of the year, and this year, he completed the defense of his title and was elected for 2 consecutive years, completely breaking the monopoly of Mero!
In addition, Ronaldo won the Consolation Award, the FIFA Men's Football Special Award. To this end, C Luo also came to the award ceremony site!