Not long ago, the famous British sports magazine "442" selected the top 100 stars in world football in 2023, but as soon as this list was released, it attracted countless fans' questions, and the main focus of everyone's discussion was all focused on two people, one is Portuguese star Ronaldo, and the other is Messi.
Fans who follow world football should know that in 2023, Ronaldo, who is close to being confused, will score a terrifying 50 goals, and this goal efficiency has embarrassed many top scorers in world football. However, such an efficient Ronaldo still failed to conquer the discerning British media, and in the top 100 stars of the year selected by "442", Ronaldo was ignored and was selected for the list. But like him, French star Benzema, who also plays in the Saudi league, was selected, but Benzema was slightly further down the table, ranking only 96th.
Also causing controversy is Argentine football king Lionel Messi. In this selection, "442" ranked Messi 6th and called him the GOAT of football. But in this regard, many fans have raised objections, some fans believe that if the media does not consider the performance of the World Cup, then Messi's ranking is definitely high, and his goals and assists in 2023 have created a new low in recent years, and he can be ranked in the top ten, which is already taking care of him. Another group of fans said that if the World Cup is included in the selection as an important reference like the Golden Ball Award, then Messi is at least the top three, and the selection of "442" has no reference value at all!
The players ahead of Messi are Haaland, Bellingham, Kane, Mbappe and Rodri from high to low. This ranking has not caused much controversy, and Haaland is expected to be at the top of the table. If it weren't for the blessing of the World Cup, Haaland would have won the first Ballon d'Or trophy in his career this year, and it would be a pity to lose to Messi. Other players in the top 10 include Beneteau Silva, Mohamed Salah, Antoine Griezmann and Vinicius.
It is worth mentioning that in this list of the top 100 players, a total of 4 Asian players were selected, all of whom are from Japan and South Korea. The four players are Son Heung-min, Kaoru Mikasa, Hisa-young and Min-jae Kim. Among them, Son Xingmin is the highest, as the first brother in Asia, his performance is also indisputable, he beat Lautaro, Van Dijk, Modric and other top stars, ranked 30th. Kaoru Mikasa, who has performed impressively in 2023, is ranked 42nd, 22-year-old young Kusai is ranked 44th, Kim Min-jae, who has played in the Chinese Super League, is also in the top 50, and the South Korean central defender is ranked 47th.
It is enough to see from this list that Japanese and Korean football has begun to approach the center of world football, and the gap between Chinese football and them has become bigger and bigger!