Captains of international sides and top journalists of all FIFA-associated nations vote for the award and the Argentina World Cup-winning captain will likely get the top prize.
The Ballon d’Or 2023 will be awarded on Monday evening with Lionel Messi, who is the favourite to claim the prize while Erling Haaland is also in a race to secure the award. Messi led Argentina to the FIFA World Cup title in 2022 in Qatar, stamping his authority as one of the greatest players of all time. It was Argentina’s first FIFA World Cup win in 36 years having last tasted glory in 1986 during Diego Maradona’s rein.Haaland on the other hand enjoyed the season of his life having moved from Borussia Dortmund in 2022. Along with the team accolades he also won the Golden Boot in the Premier League, smashing the record set by Alan Shearer with 34 goals.
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