Although he wasn’t favored, the Argentine beat Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé to win The Best FIFA Men’s Player

The Argentine superstar is nominated for a record third award, but Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland provide hot competition

The Manchester City striker came first, followed by Kylian Mbappé and the Argentine star in third place

Nine Argentines made the list, with the captain of the national men’s team given 10th place in the top 100

The Argentine star is credited with the ‘Messi effect,’ an increase in football’s popularity across the United States

The collection of six shirts is estimated to cost around US$10 million, with part of the proceeds going to charity

The Albiceleste got back to its winning ways in an incident-ridden game in Rio de Janeiro

Although the Celeste won 2-0, Scaloni’s squad remains atop the tournament table

The two footballing legends chatted about the current state of football, their heroes and more