Messi beats Mbappe to FIFA Best prize, Putellas claims women's award

Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to claim the prize.

SIMPLY THE BEST: Argentina's Lionel Messi receives the Best FIFA Men's player award. Picture: AP Photo/Michel Euler

Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men's player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain's Alexia Putellas retained the women's award at a ceremony in Paris.

Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the men's gong with Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema the other contender to claim the prize.