Ronaldo and his teammates excitedly practice before the match
Controversy Messi was nominated for The Best award, Ronaldo doesn’t even have a name
According to reports, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi are the two front-runners for the FIFA The Best 2023 award. Cristiano Ronaldo, however, is not present at all.
Controversy Messi was put forward for The Best honor.
FIFA has today revealed the 12 players who have made the shortlist for the FIFA The Best 2023 award. This list also includes Lionel Messi, the athlete who took home seven Golden Balls.Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne, two Man City players who participated in the treble-winning campaign last year, are his rivals.
It should be noted that FIFA will determine each person’s accomplishments based on their performances from December 19, 2022, to August 20, 2023, to create the aforementioned list.Messi’s accomplishments at the 2022 World Cup are thus not taken into account.
Given this, it has been significant debate as to why Messi is still included in the final 12-man roster.FIFA has to address this matter as well.
List of 12 candidates for FIFA The Best 2023 award
According to FIFA’s explanation, Messi was nominated thanks to winning Ligue 1 in the 2022/2023
a year at PSG.In addition, he was named to the Ligue 1 squad of the year after leading the campaign in assists.Additionally, Messi became the leading scorer in the top 5 European leagues after he scored 100 goals for the Argentina side.
With players on Man City’s payroll, the 36-year-old striker is reportedly unlikely to compete for The Best accolade this year.Take Haaland or De Bruyne, for instance.A historic treble of the FA Cup, Premier League, and Champions League has been achieved by these athletes.Additionally, Haaland set a number of individual score records.De Bruyne, meanwhile, has fantastic assist numbers.
Messi must compete with the successful duo from Man City
The absence of Cristiano Ronaldo from the shortlist is another striking feature.The Portuguese star hasn’t made any notable progress since leaving the World Cup and moving to Saudi Arabia.Earlier on September 6, the French publication France Football also withdrew CR7 off the 2023 Golden Ball nomination list.
