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Lionel Messi vs Karim Benzema: Who deserves FIFA Player of the Year 2023

By Marisaa Laycock
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The
three
superstars
were
selected
from
an
original
list
of
14
entries
after
an
equally
shared
vote
between
national
team
coaches,
captains,
journalists
and
fans.

There
were
hardly
any
surprises
in
the
three-man
shortlist,
with
Messi,
Mbappe
and
Benzema
the
standout
performers
between
the
dates
of
August
2021
and
18
December
2022.

FIFA
will
crown
the
winner
of
The
Best
Men’s
Player
Award
on
Monday
(27
February)
at
a
Paris
ceremony.
Here,
we
will
take
a
look
at
the
favourite
for
the
accolade.

Lionel
Messi:
World
Cup-winning
captain
and
Golden-ball
winner

Lionel
Messi
led
Argentina
to
their
third
FIFA
World
Cup
triumph
in
December
2022
and
is
likely
to
be
the
favourite
for
the
accolade.

The
Argentine
also
won
the
Golden
Ball
in
the
World
Cup
thanks
to
his
exploits
in
the
World
Cup
as
he
scored
seven
goals
and
provided
three
assists
at
the
event
in
Qatar.

Messi
has
also
enjoyed
himself
for
PSG
this
campaign
having
scored
16
goals
and
provided
14
assists
in
27
games
this
campaign.
The
36-year-old
forward
also
won
Ligue
1
and
Trophée
des
Champions
with
Argentina
last
season.

Karim
Benzema:
Led
Real
Madrid
to
Champions
League
and
La
Liga
titles

Karim
Benzema
had
a
phenomenal
last
season
for
Real
Madrid
as
he
led
Los
Blancos
to
both
La
Liga
and
Champions
League
success
scoring
goals
for
fun.

The
Frenchman
scored
44
goals
and
provided
15
assists
in
46
games
last
season
and
has
scored
18
times
this
season
in
25
games
while
also
providing
five
assists.

Benzema
also
won
the
Ballon
d’Or
last
time
out
but
does
not
look
favourite
for
the
Best
Men’s
Player
Award
with
Lionel
Messi
having
won
the
World
Cup.

Kylian
Mbappe:
World
Cup
Golden
Boot
winner
and
finalist

Kylian
Mbappe
also
had
a
wonderful
World
Cup
campaign
and
his
heroics
in
the
final
almost
saw
France
retain
their
World
Cup
crown.
The
Frenchman
won
the
Golden
Boot
in
the
World
Cup
with
eight
goals
in
eight
games
while
also
producing
two
assists.

The
24-year-old
has
scored
27
goals
and
assisted
six
goals
in
28
games
this
season
and
scored
39
goals
and
produced
26
assists
in
46
games
last
season.
However,
the
France
international
looks
destined
to
miss
out
on
the
accolade
to
his
PSG
teammate.

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