{"id":1077003,"date":"2022-05-05T11:20:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/05\/lionel-messi-is-snubbed-by-ligue-1-as-player-of-the-season-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T11:20:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:20:42","slug":"lionel-messi-is-snubbed-by-ligue-1-as-player-of-the-season-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/05\/lionel-messi-is-snubbed-by-ligue-1-as-player-of-the-season-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi Is Snubbed By Ligue 1 As &#8216;Player of the Season&#8217; 2021 |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain\u00a0star\u00a0Lionel Messi\u00a0has been snubbed by Ligue 1 after the nominees for the Player of the Season was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Messi&#8217;s team-mate\u00a0Kylian Mbappe\u00a0will be hoping to clinch the prize for the third time running and the Frenchman will be up against Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder, Marseille midfielder\u00a0Dimitri Payet, Lyon&#8217;s Brazilian star Lucas Paqueta and Martin Terrier of Rennes.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as no surprise that the Argentine superstar has been left out due to his underwhelming debut season in the French capital.<\/p>\n<p>During his legendary stint at Barcelona, it was unheard of for Messi not to be in the running for a top prize, as he was shortlisted for a domestic award every year since 2009. <\/p>\n<p>Since the LaLiga awards were established during the 2008-09 campaign, the 34-year-old was voted &#8216;Best Player&#8217; in nine out of 13 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He was also voted the league&#8217;s &#8216;Best Forward&#8217; on 11 occasions, only beaten by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013-14 and Karim Benzema in 2019-20.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo and Benzema also claimed &#8216;Best Player&#8217; in those years, though Messi still made the shortlist, finishing third in 2014 and second in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>At Barcelona, Messi won a staggering ten LaLiga titles, four Champions Leagues and seven Ballon d&#8217;Or gongs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_home_topstory\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: rgb(17, 97, 142); font-weight: bold;\"><br \/>\nRead Full Story &#8230;.<br \/>\nDailymail.co.uk >>><br \/>\n<\/span> : \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: Dailymail.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. 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