Lionel Messi is World Footballer of the Year 2023. The Argentinian beat Erling Haaland, among others.
Haaland won the Champions League, Premier League and national cup with City last season. The 23-year-old also became top scorer in the English top flight. Despite these successes, the Ballon d’Or, the other important award in world football, had already gone to Messi last October – the title of World Player of the Year also went to the Argentine.