2023-11-02 15:25:00
2023-11-02
The Greek forward Giorgos Giakoumakis, from Atlanta United, was recognized this Thursday with the award for ‘Best Sign of the Year’ of the North American League (MLS), for which Lionel Messi was also a finalist.
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The Argentine star caused an earthquake in the United States with his arrival in Miami in July and was able to propel the team to the first title in its history in the Leagues Cup, the joint tournament with the Mexican league.
In the MLS regular season, however, the albiceleste captain only played six games, four as a starter, with two goals and one assist.
Messi, who collected his eighth Ballon d’Or in Paris on Monday, suffered physical problems that prevented Inter from fighting for qualification for the playoffs.
Giakoumakis, for his part, scored 17 goals and 3 assists in the 27 games he played in his first season in Atlanta, a team that is playing in the first round of the playoffs.
The Greek, for whose services United paid about five million dollars to Scottish Celtic, received an average of 45.78% of the general votes, which were divided by players (34.34%), clubs (46.34%). and media (56.65%).
Messi, who arrived in Miami free from Paris Saint-Germain, obtained 35.54% of the votes of the players, 34.15% of the teams and 12.14% of the journalists, for an average of 27 .28%.
The third finalist was the German Eduard Löwen, from St. Louis City, who received 15.44% of the votes.
Giakoumakis, 28, succeeds the Argentine Thiago Almada, his teammate in Atlanta and winner, along with Messi, of the Qatar World Cup in 2022.
Almada is part of the trio of finalists for the season’s MVP (Most Valuable Player) award along with fellow Argentinian Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) and Gabonese Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC).
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