Messi named Best FIFA Men’s player of the year (Full list)

Messi named Best FIFA Men’s player of the year (Full list)

Lionel Messi, an Inter Miami and Argentina forward, has been awarded the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2023.

The 36-year-old defeated Manchester City attacker Erling Haaland and former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe to retain the prize, which he previously won last year.

Messi has won the award three times since its inception in 2016, putting him ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski as the player with the most outright wins. Best FIFA Men’s Player Titles

The voting for the gong was split between fans, players, managers and journalists, with the period under consideration starting the day after the 2022 World Cup final, which saw Messi lift the trophy, and ending on August 20, 2023.

During that time, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner helped PSG to win the Ligue 1 title, before moving to MLS side Inter Miami, where he quickly won the Leagues Cup to add to his trophy haul – the day before the voting period ended.

The voting period also saw Messi score his 700th career club goal, 800th career goal in total and 100th international goal, as well as registering his 1,000th direct club goal involvement.

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However, is The Best FIFA Men’s Player award came as some surprise considering he was up against Haaland, who scored 52 goals in 53 games to help Man City win the treble last season.

The Norway international led the charge as Pep Guardiola’s men lifted the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.

Mbappe, meanwhile, netted 41 times in 43 games across all competitions in 2022-23, helping PSG to the Ligue 1 title alongside Messi.

ALL THE WINNERS

FIFA Best Men’s Player-Lionel Messi(Argentina)

FIFA Best Women’s Player-Aitana Bonmati (Spain)

FIFA Best Men’s Goalkeeper-Ederson (Manchester City ).

FIFA Best Women’s Goalkeeper- Mary Earps(England).

FIFA Best Women’s Coach- Sarina Wiegman (England).

FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year- Pep Guardiola (Man City)

FIFA Fair Play Award –Brazil national team

FIFA Puskas Award- Guilherme Madruga (Botafogo)

FIFA Fan Award- Hugo Daniel Iniguez

FIFA Special Award- Marta (Brazil)

Messi named Best FIFA Men’s player of the year (Full list)