Messi leaves little trace in 2023. The Argentine sensation, who also left Europe to attend the American professional football event, was unable to advance far with PSG in the C1 Cup. Messi did, nevertheless, prevail in the FIFA The Best 2023 election.
Messi was suddenly honored at FIFA The Best 2023
Messi and Haaland have the same number of voting points (48), but Messi is ahead of the Man City player because more national team leaders (13 vs. 11) have voted for him. It’s important to note that the 1987 superstar continues to support Haaland in this survey.
To be more precise, Messi, who leads the Argentina national team, gave Haaland the highest rating of five points, Mbappe came in second with three points, and Alvarez came in third with one point. This demonstrates how much even “El Pulga” values what Haaland presents in 2023.
Mbappe has an additional option after placing third in the FIFA The Best 2023 competition. The French forward chose Messi as the winner, with Haaland and De Bruyne coming in second and third, respectively.
In the meantime, it is not surprising that coach Lionel Scaloni allowed Messi to rank first given the voting of the head coaches of the national teams. The fact that he disregarded Haaland in the top three ranks is noteworthy.
Ronaldo abstained from voting in the FIFA The Best 2023 poll. Rather, Pepe completed the task. Pepe selected Bernardo Silva, Haaland, and Osimhen in place of Messi in each of the three top spots.
Messi defeated Haaland as a result of receiving more votes in the national team captains category.
On his own social media website, Ronaldo uploaded a picture with the concealed message, “Come back for more,” in place of casting a vote for FIFA The Best 2023. Maybe CR7 is implying that he wants to win FIFA The Best one more time.
The FIFA The Best 2023 nomination list does not contain CR7. However, if he does really well at EURO 2024, he will have an opportunity to compete for FIFA The Best 2024.
Messi currently holds the record for the most FIFA The Best victories in the history of international football, surpassing Ronaldo. He received three honors, one more than CR7.