Champion Of Champion: Messi Beats Mbappe To Win Another Prestigious Award For The First Time In His Career

Paris Saint-Germain attacker Lionel Messi has won another distinguished accolade for the first time in his illustrious career following his World Cup victory with Argentina. 

Messi steered La Albiceste to defeat France in the World Cup final via penalties, scoring two goals in regular time while fellow teammate Kylian Mbappe netted a hat-trick for the losing team. 

The 35-year-old contributed with seven goals and three assists, starring in the tournament as he scooped the Golden Boy award. 

And French media outlet L'Equipe has honoured the Argentine genius with another award following his heroics in Qatar. 

SportsBIBLE reports that the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has swooped the Champions of Champion award. 

He beat competition from PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe, Max Verstappen and Stephen Curry. 

Messi amassed an astonishing 808 points to win the award, while his club colleague Mbappe finished runner-up with 381 points.

 Rafael Nadal was third after scoring 285 points. and Basketball star Steph Curry all made it into the top ten. 

Here is the full list:

1) Lionel Messi: 808 points

2) Kylian Mbappe: 381 points

3) Rafael Nadal: 285 points

4) Remco Evenopoel: 252 points

5) Max Verstappen: 196 points

6) Karim Benzema: 195 points

7) Armand Duplantis: 185 points

8) Stephen Curry: 139 points

9) Antoine Dupont: 105 points

10) David Popovici: 98 points

Source: SportsBrief