Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has been named Sportsman and Team of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards.

Messi, 35, received his first World Cup winners medal in Qatar last December after a thrilling penalty shootout final victory over France, earning him an individual award while the seven-time Ballon d’Or recipient also accepted the team award at a prestigious Paris ceremony.

The Argentine, who was accompanied by his wife Antonela Roccuzzo to the ceremony, had previously won the award jointly with British Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton in 2020.

Messi, who received a fine and suspension from PSG for making an unauthorised promotional visit to Saudi Arabia, bested his clubmate Kylian Mbappé, whose World Cup final hat-trick was insufficient to earn him the award in Qatar.

The female athlete award went to Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won her fifth world 100m title in Eugene, Oregon last August. The male athlete award went to US Open tennis champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Christian Eriksen, a star for Denmark and Manchester United, received a Comeback Award for returning to the top of European football two years after collapsing with cardiac arrest during the European Championships.

Paralympic sensation Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland won the Disability Award after winning her first two marathons.

Robert Lewandowski, a star for Barcelona and Poland, presented TeamUp, a programme for children displaced by war, with the Sport for Good Award.

Eileen Gu, a Chinese-American Olympic freestyle ski champion, won the World Action Sportsperson award.

A jury of 71 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, representing the past 50 years of athletic excellence, has presented the awards annually since 2000.

The ceremony this year follows two virtual editions due to Covid restrictions.