Messi Nominated For FIFA Best Player Awards

Football’s governing body named Messi and Aitana Bonmati as finalists for the FIFA Player of the Year award on Thursday.

Messi won a record eighth Ballon d’Or in Paris in October, while Bonmati won the women’s Ballon d’Or after winning the Women’s World Cup with Spain.

While Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are the other candidates for the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year Award, Bonmati’s teammate from Spain Jenny Hermoso and young Colombian star Linda Kay Sedo are also on the women’s list.

Freshreporters News was informed that the award ceremony will be held in London on January 15.

Male finalists will be selected based on their performance between December 19, 2022 – August 20 this year, and female finalists will be selected based on their performance between August 1, 2022 – August 20, 2023. World Cup deadline.

Messi won the FIFA Best Player award for the second time after helping Argentina win the World Cup last year….[CONTINUE READING HERE]>>

Haaland ranks second after Messi in the Ballon d’Or selection. Last season, the English team scored 52 goals in its first season at Manchester City and won the triple crown in the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.

French striker Mbappe scored 41 goals in all competitions to help Paris Saint-Germain win the Ligue 1 title.

Bonmati and Hermoso scored three goals each. She scored in the match, helping Spain win the Women’s World Cup for the first time. time.

Freshreporters News reports that Bonmati also won the Women’s Champions League with with her club, Barcelona in the just concluded season.

After Spain defeated England 1-0, Hermoso was kissed by the President of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, which caused great controversy and eventually he resigned.

Caicedo, 18, joined Real Madrid after cheering on Colombia as they reached the World Cup quarter-finals…[CONTINUE READING HERE]>>