Push Ball Network News: International Football Association (FIFA) announced the final 3 list of this year's World Footballer on Thursday (14th), Argentina's "ball king" Messi will compete with Haaland and Mbappe for the first place, Messi, who has won the Golden Ball Award earlier, is regarded as a big favorite, but it is worth noting that the calculation date of this selection is after the Qatar World Cup, and Haaland, who led Manchester City to be the "triple crown", is theoretically more worthy of the award.
The FIFA has announced the top 12 candidates for the best men's footballer (World Footballer of the Year) in September, and in the end, Kiyun Dibuni, Silva and others were not selected, leaving only Messi, Haaland and Mbappe to compete. This year's selection criteria only take into account the performance of the players between 19 December 2022 and 20 August 2023, with Messi winning the World Footballer of the Year for the seventh time in February this year. Messi's record last season was to lead Paris Saint-Germain to win the Ligue 1 championship and assist title, and in the second half of the season, he has moved to the United States, and his results are definitely not as good as Haaland, who broke the Premier League goal record with three crowns.
The World Footballer of the Year result is voted in 4 parts, including the national team coach (25%), captain (25%), media representatives (25%) and fans (25%) of all FIFA member countries, but whether voters will abide by the rating time of the election or rely on impression voting is difficult**, if Messi really successfully defends the title, it will be the eighth time in record time. The award ceremony will be held in London on January 15 next year.