LIONEL MESSI was named the world's best playmaker in 2022 by the IFFHS after being named the best player for men.

WHO ELSE BUT LIONEL MESSI!

Only third in the Ranking 2022 was Kevin De Bruyne, winner of the two most recent IFFHS Awards for The World's Best Playmaker (2020 and 2021). Luka Modric, the IFFHS Award winner for 2018, and Lionel Messi, the four-time winner of the IFFHS Playmaker Award (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), both edged him out for second place.

Argentina's World Cup winning captain has now received the record-tying fifth IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Award (Xavi received four between 2007 and 2011).After scoring 170 points, which is 55 more than Modric and 130 more than De Bruyne, Lionel Messi was once again recognized with this award in 2022. Following the announcement of the IFFHS World's Best Player and World's Best International Goal Scorer Awards in recent days, Messi received his third Award in 2022. With 13 IFFHS yearly Awards already under his belt, Lionel Messi leads the field, while Cristiano Ronaldo (8 Awards) is ranked second overall.

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Carragher slams Man Utd prediction as "absolute nonsense" as Man City and Liverpool comparison made

English football has been dominated in recent years by City, with Pep Guardiola's team winning the Premier League title in four of the previous five seasons.


With Liverpool's victory in the 2019–20 season serving as the lone exception, Jurgen Klopp's team has been City's most dependable competitor since Guardiola's debut at the Etihad.


However, with Arsenal now leading the league by five points and Newcastle and Manchester United trailing City by by four points, his team will face new rivals this year.


United had a goal differential of 0 previous season and finished sixth in the league, but under their new manager Erik ten Hag, they have made significant strides forward.

Carragher calls the Man United prediction "crap."

Carragher has expressed admiration for Ten Hag's influence at Old Trafford, but he maintains that despite what the Premier League standings might have you believe, United was never that far behind the elite teams.


"When United lost to Liverpool last season (5-0 at Old Trafford), there was a lot of discussion that United was five years away from City and Liverpool.
Even lengthier sentences were being used.
It simply demonstrates how absurd this is "quoting Carragher, Sky Sports.


"a prestigious club with the ideal management.
You're not as far away as people assume if you increase your roster by two or three players.
Fans experience ups and downs.


It was never going to take Manchester United five years to return to their rightful place, if you reflect on those games from last season and talk about them now.