Lionel Messi Voted As World’s Best Player Ahead of Rival Cristiano Ronaldo by Bundesliga Stars

• Lionel Messi is regarded by players in the German Bundesliga as the World’s best player in a recent survey conducted by Kicker
• The Argentine legend got over 50% of the votes cast by 270 Bundesliga players, beating rival Cristiano Ronaldo to the top spot
• Messi has won the highest number of Ballon d’Or awards scooping 7 gongs ahead of Ronaldo, who currently has 5 awards

Lionel Messi is more popular than Cristiano Ronaldo in the Bundesliga as the Argentine icon is considered the World’s Best player by footballers in the German topflight.

A total of 270 players in the Bundesliga were asked a range of football-related questions in the 2019/2020 season, with many picking the Argentine as their best player.

According to Sports Bible, Messi got a total of 54.8% of the votes cast, beating rival Cristiano Ronaldo to second place with 12.6% in a survey conducted by German publication Kicker.

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Former Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski finished third in the poll with 10.7%, while Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk had 4.4%, and PSG forward Kylian Mbappe completed the top 5 with 4.4% of the total votes cast.

Lionel Messi has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or awards on 7 occasions, two more than any other player, with Cristiano Ronaldo following closely behind with 5 awards.

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Batistuta is happy to see a burden of responsibility being shared around by Messi’s teammates in the current Argentina class of 2022 squad.

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Messi will once again lead Argentina to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as the Argentine captain tries for the umpteenth time to win the elusive trophy for the first time.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi has said that Karim Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d'Or this year.

Benzema scored a total of 44 goals for Real Madrid, emerging as the top scorer for Los Blancos in both the UEFA Champions League and the Spanish La Liga.

His most memorable performances came in the Champions League when he scored back-to-back hat tricks against Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals and round of 16, respectively.