This Thursday, FIFA revealed the three finalists to win The Best 2023 trophy.
Two months after the 2023 Ballon d’Or was awarded to Lionel Messi, FIFA revealed this Thursday the three players nominated to win the FIFA The Best Trophy. This trophy rewards player performances between December 19, 2022 and August 20, 2023.
Messi is well nominated
And as for the Ballon d’Or, the three finalists are Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland And Kylian Mbappé. A bit surprising for the Argentinian international since the period taken into account comes after the World Cup won by the Albiceleste. Since then, the former Parisian has won his first trophy, the Leagues Cup, with Inter Miami.
Final 3 nominees for ‘The Best FIFA Men’s Player’…
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé
🇦🇷 Leo Messi
🇳🇴 Erling HaalandWho is your winner? pic.twitter.com/gTJLab3Wcv
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) December 14, 2023
For his part, Haaland won the treble with Manchester City and was a big player, notably scoring 50 goals in the calendar year. Kylian Mbappé is also having a big year in 2023 on an individual level but has only won Ligue 1 as a collective trophy, which could fail him. As a reminder, it was Messi who won the 2022 edition.