Messi, Mbappe and Benzema battle for FIFA Best Player award


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ZURICH — It's Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappé again, this time for the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2022. Argentina's World Cup-winning captain and France's superstar forward head the three-player shortlist announced by FIFA eight weeks after leading their teams in an epic final in Qatar. Karim Benzema completed the top three in the voting by a global panel of national team captains and coaches plus selected journalist and fans voting online.

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