The press service of the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) has officially released a list of 23 names of players who qualify for the 2023 squad.
Among other, the list of nominees includes Inter Miami and Argentina striker, 2022 World Champion and Ballon d'Or 2023 winner Lionel Messi; Al-Nassr and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester City and Norway forward Erling Haaland, PSG and French national team striker Kylian Mbappe and many others.
The team of the year will be chosen by FIFPro and FIFA. The winners will be announced on January 15 at the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London.
On December 30, according to Hopper HQ, Ronaldo surpassed Messi in the ranking of world sports stars for 2023. A day earlier, Claudio Tapia, head of the Argentine Football Association, announced his intention to remove the number 10, which Messi uses in the national team.
