FIFA awarded The Best 2023 Player of the Year is Lionel Messi, who beat out players like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. Messi and Argentina claimed the 2022 FIFA World Cup on December 18, although the award took into account the player’s performances from August 2023 to December 19, 2022.
Haaland won the European treble with Manchester City after an incredible season last year. City captured the FA Cup, Premier League as well as the UEFA Champions League this past season, with Haaland playing a key part with 52 goals in 53 matches.
However, Lionel Messi has won FIFA The Best Men’s Player Award, defeating both the Norwegian and his former colleague Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain. During the 2022–23 season, Messi completed 41 appearances for PSG, netting 21 goals and dishing out 20 assists. With them, he captured his second consecutive Ligue 1 title.
The four-time FIFA The Best Men’s Player of the Year winner is presently an MLS player for Inter Miami, the captain of Argentina. In addition, he has won it in 2019 and 2022.
Despite being 36 years old, the eight-time Ballon d’Or champion continues to get individual recognition. However, Messi was not present at the London award presentation.
Lionel Messi makes it to the FIFPro World XI 2023
The FIFPro World XI 2023 includes Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, and Erling Haaland. The three superstars are included on a fantasy team full of superstars.
Thibaut Courtois, the Belgian goalkeeper for Real Madrid, is in goal. The three defenders for Manchester City are Ruben Dias (Portugal), John Stones (England), and Kyle Walker (England).
Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid, is in midfield alongside the City team’s Bernardo Silva (Portugal) as well as Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium). It’s important to remember that Bellingham played for Borussia Dortmund at the period of which the award was supposed to be given out.
The attacking quartet includes Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, PSG’s Kylian Mbappe, Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Vincius Jr. from Real Madrid.
Fans react as Erling Haaland loses out to Lionel Messi to take home the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year Award: –
Lionel Messi named The Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2023 pic.twitter.com/5hQVt8uRCS
— Pubity (@pubity) January 16, 2024
He deserves ????
— Adam Santos (@adamsantos456) January 16, 2024
??? pic.twitter.com/GJwNvbShnm
— AlexLM10 ??? (@Alex_CLM10) January 16, 2024
2023 this guy barely kicked the ball in 2023. Guess he is winning it again next year.
— Cobra (@mpe40) January 16, 2024
Got the game on chokehold
— Andile Mkhize (@IamAndile_E) January 16, 2024
Ronaldo: inspires youngsters to work harder and be more discipline. Meanwhile pessi is robbing awards from youngsters ????
— 47mufc (@47mufc1825991) January 16, 2024
If Ronaldo has a team captain had voted for halaand he would win
he left it for pepe to vote
see the rubbish pepe did
Ronaldo mad Messi win this award— Commander ? (@Oloniyo_) January 16, 2024
