Lionel Messi received the next award. The French sports newspaper “L’Equipe” named the Argentine soccer world champion “Champion of Champions 2022”. With 808 points, the 35-year-old from Paris Saint-Germain clearly beat his club colleague Kylian Mbappe (381). Messi had already received this honor in 2011. Spanish tennis star Rafal Nadal (285) finished third in the current election.
With the “Champion of Champions” award, “L’Équipe” honors the athletes who have had the greatest impact on the year. It has been used to honor the French champions since 1946 and the world champions since 1975. In the elections for the “Champion of Champions 2022” in France, world cup top scorer Mbappe clearly prevailed over world footballer Karim Benzema (484) and on Olympic biathlon champion Quentin Fillon Maillet (403).
