Opened in 1927, just one kilometer from the Arc de Triomphe, the Pleyel room is about to celebrate its first century of life. A space that originally attracted the most prestigious symphony orchestras, tonight a place chosen by FIFA to reward its great stars. Alexia Putellas, who is used to frequent visits to the French capital, is the great favorite to win recognition for the best soccer player of 2022. Messi is in the men’s category.
Joan Laporta will lead the Barça expedition that travels to Paris this morning. The president of the Barca club will be accompanied by the sports vice president Rafa Yuste, the institutional vice president Elena Fort, and the director of the women’s section Xavi Puig. Although FIFA wants to keep the voting completely secret, there is hope that Alexia Putellas will win the vote against Beth Mead and Alex Morgan and reaffirm the award she already won in 2021.
Unlike what happened in mid-October last year at the Ballon d’Or award ceremony, this time Joan Laporta will meet Messi after the Argentine won the World Cup. That success in Qatar itself puts him in a privileged position to lift the trophy ahead of Benzema, champion of the Liga and Champions League with Real Madrid, and his teammate Mbappé.
At this point, Messi still does not give his approval to renew with PSG and last week a meeting appeared between Joan Laporta and Jorge, Rosario’s father. Barça, aware of his sudden and sad departure from the Camp Nou, wants to organize a tribute to him as the best player in its history deserves. His future is still unknown, despite the fact that the player’s entourage has insisted to Mundo Deportivo that another meeting with the Parisian club is scheduled in the coming weeks to resolve the situation.
Pedri and Gavi, nominated
References to the game of Barça, Pedri and Gavi are among the candidates to appear in the best eleven of FIFA. Despite the fact that 2022 is not an outstanding year, the two young people have taken a step forward to conquer the world early for the talent, quality and irreverence they value. Lewandowski also chose to enter the list, although in this case for the merits he made at Bayern.
For women, the Catalans Sandra Paños, Lucy Bronze, Irene Paredes, Mapi León, Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Aitana Bonmatí and Caroline Graham Hansen are also seeking to find a place in the best team of 2022.
Source: La Verdad
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