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Messi, Mbappe and Haaland to compete for FIFA 2023 Best Men’s Player award

Messi, Mbappe and Haaland to compete for FIFA 2023 Best Men’s Player award
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ANKARA: The International Association Football Federation (FIFA), announced Thursday the finalists for the 2023 Best Men’s Player award.

Manchester City’s Norwegian star Erling Haaland, Paris Saint Germain’s French attacker Kylian Mbappe and Inter Miami’s Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will compete for the award, Anadolu Agency reported.

The winner will be unveiled Jan 15 in a ceremony in London.

Messi and Mbappe, 2022 FIFA World Cup finalists, were the award’s finalists in 2022 with Messi winning the prestigious award.

The award, which was founded in 2016, is presented annually to the best player during the previous calendar year.-Bernama

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