Leo Messi and Aitana Bonmati are the only football players who have received the esteemed Laureus Sportsman/Sportswoman of the Year award. This is an incredible accomplishment. Their extraordinary abilities, commitment, and noteworthy achievements to the sports industry are highlighted by this accolade.

Their affiliation with Barcelona’s esteemed La Masia program further highlights the club’s long history of developing and producing outstanding talent. Their accomplishments bear witness to their extraordinary abilities and the enduring influence they have had on the game of football.

The top tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, and two soccer players, Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland, are nominated for the 2024 Laureus Award (the Oscar of sports).

Messi and Djokovic will face off for the 2024 Laureus trophy. Image: Getty

The six contenders for the title of “Male Athlete of the Year” are Messi, Haaland (soccer), Djokovic (tennis), Mondo Duplantis (athletics), Noah Lyles (athletics), and Max Verstappen (motor racing). The Laureus organizing committee released the list of candidates on February 26.

Aitana Bonmati (soccer), Faith Kipyegon (athletics), Sha’Carri Richardson (athletics), Iga Swiatek (tennis), and Mikaela Shiffrin (athletics) are the five contenders for the title of “Female Athlete of the Year.”

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The ultimate victor will be declared in April in Madrid. This prize was previously given to Messi in 2023.

Even though this was Haaland’s first nomination for the prize,. Additionally, Djokovic has four wins on his credit: in 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2019. Should Djokovic triumph once more, he will tie Roger Federer’s record. With five honors, the renowned Swiss tennis player owns the record for most Laureus wins.

In the past, Messi and Haaland fought for important championships like FIFA The Best and the Golden Ball, which Messi won. Is Haaland able to overcome Messi once more?

It is well known that Laureus offers additional prize categories in addition to the two for the greatest male and female athletes, such as: greatest sports team in the world, The year’s most remarkable return, the year’s breakthrough phenomenon, the year’s Paralympic athlete…