Messi retains FIFA best male player award(1/5)

Thierry Henry collects the award on behalf of Lionel Messi who won The Best FIFA Men's Player at The Best FIFA Football Awards at the Apollo Theatre Hammersmith, London, UK, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/VCG)

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi retained the best FIFA men's player award on Monday, two months after he claimed the Ballon d'Or.

Thierry Henry collects the award on behalf of Lionel Messi who won The Best FIFA Men's Player at The Best FIFA Football Awards at the Apollo Theatre Hammersmith, London, UK, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/VCG)

Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after receiving the Golden Ball award after the 2022 Fifa World Cup final at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar in 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Cui Nan)

Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates victory with the trophy following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar in 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Lionel Messi of Argentina lifts the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Winner's Trophy following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar in 2022. (Photo/Agencies)