It has been announced that Lionel Messi, the forward of the Argentina national team and Inter Miami club, has failed to win the "King of America" award again.
Idman.Biz reports with reference to "El Pais" that Messi lost the vote by a large margin.
He received 14.8 percent of the vote, while the winner of the award, Georgian de Arrascaeta, the midfielder of the Uruguay national team and Brazil's Flamengo club, came first with 62.8 percent of the vote.
In 2025, de Arrascaeta won four titles at club level and was named the best football player of the Copa Libertadores. These indicators played a key role in his clear advantage in the voting.
It should be noted that the "King of America" award is given to the best player of the year among football players playing in South and North America, and is determined based on the voting of media representatives and fans.