Messi Becomes FIFA Player of the Year for 2nd Year in a Row

Lionel Messi Inter Miami was selected as the "Player of the Year" by FIFA for the second consecutive year.

At the "The Best FIFA Football Awards" held in London, the U.K. on Wednesday, Messi was named the "Men's Player of the Year" beating Erling Holan of Manchester City. With this award, Messi became the eighth player in his career 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022, and 2023.

FIFA's "Player of the Year Award," established in 1991, has been called the "FIFA Ballon d'Or" since 2010 by integrating it with the Ballon d'Or given by the French football magazine "French Football," and has been awarded separately from the Ballon d'Or since 2016. This time, the rankings were made by combining the results of national team coaches, captains, media, and fan voting from December 19, 2022 to August 20, last year. 안전놀이터

During the evaluation period, he played for Paris Saint-Germain and won the title of "League 1" and the title of "help king" 16 assists. Hollande scored 36 goals in the 2022-2023 season in the English Premier League, breaking the new record for most goals scored in a single season.

Both Messi and Holan received 48 points in total, but according to regulations that prioritize the number of votes cast for the national team captain in a tie, Messi with 13 votes was ahead of Holan with 11 votes. Captains and fans from different countries gave Messi 13 points, while coaches and media from different countries gave him 13 points, and Messi 11 points. Following Holan, Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain ranked third with 35 points.

Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur, the captain of the Korean national soccer team, chose Messi as the first choice, Holan as the second choice, and Mbappe as the third choice. Jurgen Klinsmann picked Holan as the first choice, Victor Osimhen as the second choice, and Ilkay Gündogan as the third choice.