Messi defeated Haaland and was elected "World Footballer of the Year" for the eighth time
In the early morning of the 16th, the 2023 FIFA Awards Ceremony was held in London, and Messi defeated Haaland and Mbappe and was elected "World Footballer of the Year" for the 8th time (4 of which were combined for the Ballon d'Or).
Messi became the player with the most World Footballer of the Year award in football history, and at the age of 36, he became the oldest player to win the World Footballer of the Year award this century.
Last year, Messi won the Ligue 1 title, was named in the league's best team, and became the all-time top scorer in Europe's top five leagues. After coming to MLS to join Inter Miami, he won the North American League Cup.
In 29 games for the club in all competitions, Messi scored 19 goals and 7 assists, and played 3 friendly matches for the national team, scoring 5 goals and 1 assist.
Haaland has won five championship trophies in the Champions League, Premier League, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FA Cup throughout 2023, ushering in the most glorious year of his club career.
In addition, Haaland is also very impressive in terms of personal data, and has won the Premier League, Champions League, and Europe's three Golden Boots, scoring 50 goals throughout the year.
According to the rules, the time frame for the selection of this award is from December 19, 2022 to August 20, 2023 (excluding the 2022 World Cup), and it is decided by the votes of the captains, coaches, media representatives, and fans of each national team, and the voting weight of the four groups is one-quarter, regardless of the actual number of votes of each group.
In the end, Messi and Haaland both scored 48 points, and Messi won more awards with the first pick of the captain's vote - 107 captains voted for Messi in the first order, and 64 captains voted for Haaland in the first order.
National football captain Wu Xi voting results: Messi, Mbappe, Haaland.
National football coach Jankovic voting results: Messi, Mbappe, Haaland.
Since Messi was unable to come to the scene to receive the award, the host Henry received the World Footballer of the Year trophy on his behalf.
The winners of the major awards are as follows:
World Footballer of the Year: Messi
Miss World Football: Bonmati
Bonmatti.
Best Team: Courtois, Walker, Stones, Dias, B, De Bruyne, Bellingham, Messi, Haaland, Mbappe, Vinicius
Men's Coach of the Year: Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola.
Women's Coach of the Year: Wiegman
Men's Goalkeeper of the Year: Ederson
Women's Goalkeeper of the Year: Earps
Puskas Prize: Madruga
Fair Play Award: Brazilian Men's Soccer Team
FIFA Special Award: Marta