{"id":104112,"date":"2023-12-14T20:56:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2023-fifa-best-player-messi-mbappe-haaland-make-final-shortlist"},"modified":"2023-12-14T20:56:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:56:16","slug":"2023-fifa-best-player-messi-mbappe-haaland-make-final-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/2023-fifa-best-player-messi-mbappe-haaland-make-final-shortlist","title":{"rendered":"2023 FIFA Best Player: Messi, Mbappe, Haaland make final shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappe will battle it out for this year\u2019s FIFA Best Men\u2019s Player Award, according to the shortlist revealed by FIFA on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This means the same top three that finished at the top of the Ballon d\u2019Or voting will compete for the prize.<\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s Best Player shortlist has Spain\u2019s duo of Aitana Bonmati\u0301 and Jenni Hermoso of Spain and Linda Caicedo of Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland helped Manchester City win the treble of the Champions League, English Premier League, and FA Cup last season.<\/p>\n<p>Messi and Mbappe won the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain but were dumped out of the Champions League in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>Messi then moved to Inter Miami CF and won the League Cup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappe will battle it out for this year\u2019s FIFA Best Men\u2019s Player Award, according to the shortlist revealed by FIFA on Thursday. This means the same top three that finished at the top of the Ballon d\u2019Or voting will compete for the prize. 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