Alexia Putellas, Lionel Messi Win AIPS Athlete Of The Year

Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji

Spanish football star Alexia Putellas and Argentinian World Cup winner Lionel Messi have been named AIPS Athletes of the Year for the 2022 edition.

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This results from a poll by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), where a panel of 420 journalists from 113 countries voted for the Champions of 2022.

Putellas had a total number of 452 votes ahead of American swimmer Ledecky Katie who got 295 votes.

Venezuelan athlete, Rojas Yulimar with 243 votes finished in the third position.

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After having reached second place in the 2021 edition, Alexia Putellas established herself as the winner of the award for the first time.

By establishing himself as one of the most prominent champions of all time in football and all sports, the Argentinian star scooped first place in this year’s edition with a total amount of 962 points collected.

Second place has been reached by Swedish Pole Vaulter Armand Duplantis with 373 points, with French Footballer Kylian Mbappé in third place with 366 points.

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Lionel Messi lived a history-making 2022 season. By lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy after a remarkable campaign in Qatar, crowned in the end with an unforgettable final won against France on December 18, 2022, at Lusail Stadium (4-2 the final score after penalties), he established himself once and for all as one of the most prominent football player and athletes in the history of sports in general.

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At the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi joined a handful of footballers who played in five different editions of the competition.

He netted six goals across four previous editions of the tournament, adding another seven marks in 2022 featuring the second-best striker (in terms of goals scored) only after French star Kylian Mbappè.

With Argentina, he also won the COMEMBOL-UEFA Cup of Nation (the so-called “Finalissima”) against Italy on June 1, 2022, at Wembley Stadium in London, England (3-0 final score), an international trophy established for the first time in 1985 in which feature the Copa America winner from South America against the UEFA EURO winner from Europe.

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Oluwaseun Oyediji

I am a huge advocate of Women’s football after covering the Nigeria Women Football Leagues (NWFL) since 2019. An unbiased football writer with penchant for women’s in sports and historical analysis.

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