Rafael Nadal backed Lionel Messi to win the Laureus Sports Award, and Messi has responded. For the seventh consecutive year, Nadal is among the nominees for the prestigious award, joining soccer players Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Max Verstappen, Mondo Duplantis, and Stephen Curry. However, Messi, the legendary Argentine soccer player who led his team to victory at the World Cup in Qatar with a thrilling final victory over France, was recognized by the 2022 Australian Open and Roland Garros champion in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Nadal, who also won the Comeback award in 2014 and the Breakthrough award in 2006, is vying for his fifth Laureus trophy.
“An honour to be nominated again to the Laureus Sportsman of the Year… but… this year… Let’s go @LeoMessi you deserve it,” wrote Nadal, who also won the award in 2011 and 2021.
Messi responded on Wednesday February 22, 2023: “Having such a great athlete like you post this about me has left me speechless,” Messi posted in response. “Thank you very much @RafaelNadal, you also deserve everything for the way that you compete each time you enter the court.
“You are a champion, and we have a lot of competition here, eh? Really [all the nominees] deserve it this year!!!”
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