Max Verstappen, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe among nominees for Laureus Sports Awards ‘Sportsperson of the Year’
The ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ category is the most prestigious of the awards, and includes the F1 champion.
Verstappen has won two championships back-to-back but faces stern competition if he is be crowned w🃏ith this award above the FIFA World Cup final duo.
The nominees are:
- Steph Curry (basketball)
- Mondo Duplantis (athletics)
- Kylian Mbappe (football)
- Lionel Messi (football)
- Rafael Nadal (tennis)
- Max Verstappen (F1)
“It’s an honour to be nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Y♏ear Award,” 🐷Verstappen said.
“Winning last year was an incredible moment for me: it is such a prestigious ac♔colade, and it means even more when you’re up against the world’s best athletes.”
The Red Bull drive𒊎r is set for th🌃e preseason test in Bahrain before battle begins in the 2023 season, where he is hoping to again fend off Lewis Hamilton to claim a third straight championship.
James was 𓃲a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from America♊n sports, to football, to F1.
