Fc Barcelona Footballer Lionel Messi and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton jointly wins the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award on Monday (Febuary 17).
The award presenter to Lewis Hamilton by Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The 6-time Formula One world champion said: “It’s all of our responsibility to use our platform for really pushing for gender equality, inclusivity and making sure that we are engaging and trying to represent where the world is today.”
Lewis Hamilton on Messi: “It is incredibly humbling to share this award with Lionel Messi. He has had an incredible career. I’m a big fan. I wish I could meet him tonight, because I have never met him.”
Photo credit – Laureus Twitter
With 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 World Championships and Ballon d'Ors between them, @LewisHamilton and Lionel Messi share the #Laureus20 World Sportsman of the Year award – a moment of sporting history!
Congratulations guys!#SportUnitesUs pic.twitter.com/7akYcykux2
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) February 17, 2020
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