Suited and booted Lionel Messi wows alongside his mannequin spouse Antonela Roccuzzo on the pink carpet forward of choosing up TWO high prizes on the Laureus World Sports activities Awards in Paris
- Lionel Messi turned as much as the Laureus World Sports activities Awards in Paris on Monday
- His look got here days after apologising to PSG for an unauthorised journey
- The famous person received the Sportsman prize, whereas Argentina received Crew of the 12 months
Lionel Messi added two additional accolades to his ever-growing assortment on Monday, after the World Cup winner and spouse Antonela Roccuzzo made their look on the pink carpet in Paris.
The Argentine World Cup profitable captain swapped his Paris Saint-Germain package for a tuxedo to match his historic night time as he grew to become the primary particular person to win each particular person and group honours in the identical yr.
His spouse partnered him in an equally gorgeous black costume because the pair drew the lenses within the French capital with sport’s largest stars in attendance for the glamourous award ceremony.
Argentina claimed the Crew of the 12 months honour on the Laureus World Sports activities Awards, whereas the 35-year-old was singled out for the Sportsman prize.
Jamaican printer Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce received the Sportswoman prize, whereas Man United‘s Christian Eriksen received Comeback of the 12 months following his return to soccer after struggling a cardiac arrest when representing Denmark throughout Euro 2020.
Lionel Messi picked up each particular person and group honours on the Laureus Sports activities Awards
The Argentina captain attended the ceremony in Paris along with his spouse Antonella Roccuzzo
Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce spoke to the gang after profitable up the Sportswoman Award
Males’s tennis world quantity two Carlos Alcaraz was awarded World Breakthrough of the 12 months on the awards, that are voted for by the sporting greats who make up the members of the Laureus Academy.
PSG star Messi – who lately returned to coaching after touchdown in scorching water along with his membership for an unsanctioned journey to Saudi Arabia – was in attendance on the awards along with his spouse Antonela Roccuzzo.
Argentina captain Messi scored seven instances and received the Golden Ball throughout his nation’s path to the 2022 World Cup trophy in December.
Messi stated: ‘It is a particular honour, notably because the Laureus World Sports activities Awards are in Paris this yr, town that has welcomed my household since we got here right here in 2021.
‘I wish to thank all my team-mates, not solely from the nationwide group but additionally at PSG – I’ve achieved none of this alone and I’m grateful to have the ability to share the whole lot with them.
‘I wish to thank the Laureus Academy – what makes these Awards so particular to us as athletes is the truth that they’re voted for by these unimaginable champions, my heroes, and this places my sporting achievements in true context.
‘That is the primary time I’ve been the only winner of the Laureus Sportsman of the 12 months Award and after a yr after we lastly received one other prize we had been chasing for a very long time, on the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, it is an honour to have the ability to maintain this Laureus Statuette.’
Sprinter Fraser-Pryce received the Sportswoman accolade after changing into the primary particular person to win 5 golds in a person monitor occasion on the World Athletics Championships after taking glory within the 100m ultimate in July 2022.
On the ceremony, the 36-year-old stated: ‘I used to be thrilled to be nominated alongside such inspiring girls athletes, and to win this award, voted for by a few of the biggest sportsmen and ladies of all time, is simply wonderful.
‘That is the sixth time I have been nominated on this class, so to lastly maintain the Laureus statuette in my fingers is without doubt one of the biggest honours of my profession.’
Alcaraz’s rise to the higher echelons of world tennis – by which he received final yr’s US Open as a 19-year-old – have additionally been recognised with the Breakthrough trophy.
Christian Eriksen received Comeback of the 12 months after returning to play following a cardiac arrest
Catherine Debrunner received the Laureus World Sportsperson of the 12 months with a Incapacity prize
After profitable three Olympic medals in Beijing final yr, Eileen Gu received the Motion accolade
US Open winner Carlos Alcaraz received the Breakthrough award for his success all through 2022
Robert Lewandowski (left) and representatives from TeamUp collected their award as nicely
Swiss athlete Catherine Debrunner was awarded the Sportsperson of the 12 months with a Incapacity prize after profitable her first marathon, the 2022 version of the well-known Berlin occasion.
American-born Chinese language freestyle skier Eileen Gu was recognised within the award’s Motion class after claiming two gold medals and a silver on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The Laureus Sport for Good award was given to TeamUp, a programme for displaced youngsters on account of battle.
It was arrange by Robert Lewandowski, with the Barcelona and Poland striker additionally in attendance at Monday’s awards ceremony in Paris, alongside Birgit Van Delft and Ramin Shahzamani, who’re representatives from the undertaking.
