Lionel Messi wins an unprecedented double at the Laureus Sports Awards

Lionel Messi is the first athlete in history to win both the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and the Laureus World Team of the Year Awards in the same year. Lionel Messi, the Argentina and Paris Saint-Germaine superstar, has made history at the Laureus Sports Award.Messi became the first-ever athlete to take home the Sportsman of the Year and the World Team of the Year Awards in the same year. This comes after his incredible performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar where he led Argentina to their first title since 1986.