{"id":471946,"date":"2023-12-05T13:36:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=471946"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:38:43","slug":"time-names-lionel-messi-sportsman-of-the-year-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/time-names-lionel-messi-sportsman-of-the-year-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Time names Lionel Messi &#8216;Sportsman of the year&#8217; in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi, the celebrated striker of both Inter Miami and the national team of Argentina, has once again clinched the prestigious title of &#8220;Sportsman of the Year&#8221; in the poll conducted by the esteemed American magazine, &#8220;Time.&#8221; The announcement comes on the heels of an extraordinary year for Messi, characterized by outstanding performances, historic victories, and individual accolades.<\/p>\n<p>In a momentous achievement, Messi secured his eighth Ballon d&#8217;Or in 2023, solidifying his status as one of the greatest footballers of all time. This remarkable feat was propelled by Argentina&#8217;s triumph in the World Cup held in Qatar, where Messi played a pivotal role in leading his national team to glory. The taste of victory continued with his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), clinching the French championship and emerging victorious in the country&#8217;s Super Cup.<\/p>\n<p>However, the football maestro didn&#8217;t stop there; Messi&#8217;s influence extended across the Atlantic as he donned the colors of Inter Miami. In a short span of time, he left an indelible mark on the American soccer scene by guiding Inter Miami to their first piece of silverware \u2013 the League Cup. Messi&#8217;s arrival at the club not only raised the profile of Inter Miami but also brought a winning mentality that resonated throughout the squad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Leo Messi has been named <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TIME?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TIME<\/a>&#8216;s 2023 Athlete of the Year \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gldS9XKJG7\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/gldS9XKJG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 B\/R Football (@brfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brfootball\/status\/1732044014663426428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During his 14 appearances in all competitions for Inter Miami, Messi showcased his unparalleled skill and goal-scoring prowess, finding the back of the net 11 times and contributing five assists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi, the celebrated striker of both Inter Miami and the national team of Argentina, has once again clinched the prestigious title of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":471955,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[17501,17909],"news_category":[17676,14235],"gn_keywords":[18156,17910],"acf":{"announce":"The Argentine won his 8th Ballon d'Or, Liga 1, French Supercup and the League Cup with Inter Miami","video":[]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/471946"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/471946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471956,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/471946\/revisions\/471956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471946"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=471946"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=471946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}