The selection for the 2023 fifa best men’s player award includes lionel messi, erling haaland, kylian mbappe, and declan rice, but not cristiano ronaldo.

Declan Rice, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, and Declan Rice are all up for the FIFA Best Men’s Player prize for 2023.

After winning the Treble, Manchester City’s stars are in charge. The most important individual award given out by the organization that runs football around the world is currently held by the Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi. After helping Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, he is back to protect his title.

Erling Haaland is also a strong candidate for the top prize. In 2022-23, he helped Manchester City win the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League Treble, which was the first time that happened. Mbappe, a star player for Paris Saint-Germain, got a hat-trick for France in the World Cup final, but they lost. Since then, he has been a model of consistency for his club team.

Have you heard? Last season, England’s Declan Rice led West Ham to the Europa League title. He then signed a $131 million deal to play for Arsenal. Haaland’s City teammate Kevin De Bruyne, Julian Alvarez, and Bernardo Silva are also on the roster. Rodrigo, who scored the winning goal in the Champions League final in 2023, is also on the team, along with Ilkay Gundogan, a former teammate at the Etihad Stadium who led City to some of their most memorable trophy wins before leaving for Barcelona.

What’s the next step? Even though there is a lot of ability and trophies on the list of candidates, Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese icon, is not on it. He has also been left out of the race for the Ballon d’Or in 2023. He won the first FIFA Best award in 2016, then won it again in 2017. However, he hasn’t been in the top three since 2020.