Lionel Messi will look for his third Prize Laureus like better masculine sportsman and the consecutive second after remaining with the award in the editions of 2020 and 2023. The past year, the rosarino obtained the prize after his consecration in the World-wide of Qatar, being besides nominated in other five opportunities (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016), in all they like player of the FC Barcelona.
Now, Leo will look for to take advantage of his impact when arriving to United States, guide to the Inter Miami to his first title and have won a new FIFA The Best around the middle of January of 2024. But the reality is that will have a quantity of rivals of first level to try add a new award. Andn first instance is the Norwegian Erling Haaland, champion of the triplete with the Manchester City and the one who already went his rival maximum in the past gala of the Balloon of Gold.
The big competitors for Messi in the gala
Already out of the world of the football, probably one of his greater competitors was the champion of the F1, Max Verstappen. It can not shelve the importance that has the pilot of Formula 1 in the planet, as well as the repercussion to having achieved his tricampeonato of the maximum category of the motoring.
Another of the favourites is Novak Djokovic, as in the season of the 2023 until seven titles, between which stand out Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open and the Masters 1000 of Paris. Added to this, 'Nole' is like the number one of the ranking, by what finds very near to surpass to Roger Federer like the more veteran in being the world-wide leader inside the best circuit.
Finally, the '10′ of Inter Miami will have also to surpass to the athletes Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) and Noah Lyles (United States). It is important to highlight equally that the gala of the Laureus will carry out on 22 April in Madrid, where the Women's team of football of Spain also is nominated to the best team of the year beside the Manchester City, the Springboks (champions of the World-wide of Rugby 2023), the Men's team of Germany of básquetbol, the motor-racing team Network Bull of the Formula 1 and the European team that won the Glass Ryder of golf.