Lionel Messi, a striker for Inter Miami, went on to win the title of male player of the year at The Best FIFA Awards 2023. He did so by surpassing Erling Haaland, a striker for Manchester City.

Lionel Messi, who plays for Inter Miami Club and the Argentina squad, and Haaland, who plays for Manchester City Club and the Norway team, both got 48 points according to conversion during the FIFA The Best 2023 Awards Gala, which took place early this morning (January 16).

Due to the fact that both players received the same score, it was necessary to take into account the secondary index. By obtaining a greater number of votes from the captains of the national teams than Haaland did, Messi was able to win the competition. It is Mbappe who is ranked third on the list of voters. None of the three players that were honored with FIFA awards were present at the ceremony where they were presented.

Lionel Messi was the recipient of the highly contested prize for The Best 2023 – 1.

Messi was bestowed with the trophy for Best 2023 (Photo: FIFA).

The win of Messi was met with a great deal of controversy due to the fact that The Best 2023 takes into consideration the accomplishments of the best player between the dates of December 19, 2022 and August 20, 2023.

Because it was used to consider The Best 2022 award, Messi earned this title after assisting Argentina’s captain to success in Qatar. As a result, his accomplishments at the World Cup 2022 are not given consideration for the 2023 edition of the tournament.

Messi won the Ligue 1 championship with Paris Saint-Germain during the award season of 2023. After that, he moved to Inter Miami, where he won the 2023 Leagues Cup, a competition that included teams from the Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX.

Messi triumphed over Haaland to take home the prize, despite the fact that Haaland had won the triple against Manchester City and had scored 30 goals across all competitions in the time period following the World Cup and prior to August 20, 2023 respectively.

Lionel Messi was the recipient of the highly contested prize for The Best 2023 – 2.

The results of the Top 3 The Best 2023, converted according to the votes the audience cast (Photo is courtesy of FIFA).

The honor of being named the best male coach of the year was bestowed upon Guardiola.

The Best FIFA Awards 2023 presented Pep Guardiola with the award for the best men’s coach. Guardiola is the coach of Manchester City.

In the previous season, Guardiola guided Manchester City to a treble, with his team winning the FA Cup, the Premier League, and the Champions League.

I want to share this trophy and this moment with our owners at Manchester City,” Guardiola added. “I want to share this moment with them.”

Lionel Messi was the recipient of the highly contested prize for The Best 2023 – 3.

The prize for best male coach went to Guardiola, who was the winner (Photo: FIFA).

“On behalf of the backroom staff, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the players of the team for their unwavering commitment to this club over the course of eight years together,”

Because the players have no idea how much it means to me to come to the team and live with them every morning, I would like to express my gratitude for this great adventure. Living with them is a beautiful experience, regardless of whether you win or they lose.

Defensive players John Stones, Kyle Walker, and Ruben Dias, as well as midfielders Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, and attacker Erling Haaland were among the six players from Manchester City who were selected for the International Football Association’s squad of the year.

The FIFA The Best 2023 Awards Ceremony

Linonel Messi earned the title of best female player of the year.

Aitana Bonmati is the highest-ranked female player of the year.

Hugo Daniel Iniguez was awarded the Fan of the Year award.

Madruga, Guilherme, was awarded the Puskas.

Recognized for Fair Play: Brazil

Ederson is the all-time best male goalkeeper of the year.

Mary Earps was named the season’s best female goalie.

This year’s top female coach is none other than Sarina Wiegma.

It is Pep Guardiola who is the best male coach of the year.