🏅 Leo Messi, Princess of Asturias Sports Award 2026 | OneFootball

The jury of the Princess of Asturias Awards has granted this honor in the Sports category to Leo Messi. The Argentine star thus adds a new historic recognition to his unparalleled professional career in world football.

The panel valued not only his extraordinary technical quality and countless titles. They also highlighted his social impact, his charitable side, and his ability to inspire millions of young athletes all around the world.

With this distinction, the former FC Barcelona player joins a select list of sports legends. The award recognizes an impeccable career that has established him as one of the greatest footballers of all time.

The official award ceremony will be held, as tradition dictates, next autumn at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, in a ceremony presided over by the Spanish royal family.

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