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🍃 co♍mpetition if he is be crowned with 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 Sportsmanꦕ of the Year Award,” Verstappen said. ♑;
“Winning last year was an incredible moment for me: it is such a prestigious accolade, and it means e🔯ven more when you’re up against the world’s best athletes.”
The Red Bull driver is set for the preseason test in Bahrain before battle b🐟egins in the 2💝023 season, where he is hoping to again fend off Lewis Hamilton to claim a third straight championship.
James♚ was a sports journalist🐲 at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
