Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland dominated the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards. Ronaldo bagged a triple of gongs in the award ceremony while Erling Haaland bagged the coveted Best Men's Player of The Year Award.
Lionel Messi was a glaring absence from the list of honored players at the ceremony. In an apparent snub, Erling Haaland was crowned Best Men's Player of The Year. Haaland's first Globe Soccer crown comes at the back of his inability to beat Lionel Messi in the other two football awards - the 2023 Ballon d'Or award and 202 FIFA The Best Awards.
Erling Haaland was ranked below Lionel Messi in the 2023 Men's Ballon d'Or awards. The Norwegian made the final three-man shortlist but ended up coming second behind the Argentina and world footballing icon with Kylian Mbappe of PSG coming third.
In the 2023 FIFA The Best Awards, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi were tied on an equal number of votes after making it to the final three-man shortlist alongside Kylian Mbappe. However, FIFA explained the tie was broken when the first nominations from national team captains were counted.
Messi won his record-extending Ballon d'Or award despite plying his trade off the shores of Europe. He became the first player to win the award outside the shores of European football.
FIFA also took the same path as organizers of the Ballon d'Or award. They crowned Messi with the Best Men's Player of the Year award against popular opinion that Erling Haaland deserved the award more than the Argentine after his record-breaking debut campaign with Manchester City.
The 2023 Globes Soccer Award was a departure from the Ballon d'Or and FIFA Awards. Erling Haaland finally decked Lionel Messi to clinch the Best Men's Player of the Year Award. While the Ballon d'Or and FIFA awards seem more popular than the Globe Soccer Award, it appears the latter has served the cravings of most football fans who wanted Erling Haaland to be crowned Men's Best Player of The Year.
It is still unclear why Haaland fended off the competition from Lionel Messi to win the award. But it is believed the Norwegian's prolific campaign with Manchester City must have played a big role.
Lionel Messi was a glaring absence from the list of honored players at the ceremony. In an apparent snub, Erling Haaland was crowned Best Men's Player of The Year. Haaland's first Globe Soccer crown comes at the back of his inability to beat Lionel Messi in the other two football awards - the 2023 Ballon d'Or award and 202 FIFA The Best Awards.
Erling Haaland was ranked below Lionel Messi in the 2023 Men's Ballon d'Or awards. The Norwegian made the final three-man shortlist but ended up coming second behind the Argentina and world footballing icon with Kylian Mbappe of PSG coming third.
In the 2023 FIFA The Best Awards, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi were tied on an equal number of votes after making it to the final three-man shortlist alongside Kylian Mbappe. However, FIFA explained the tie was broken when the first nominations from national team captains were counted.
Messi won his record-extending Ballon d'Or award despite plying his trade off the shores of Europe. He became the first player to win the award outside the shores of European football.
FIFA also took the same path as organizers of the Ballon d'Or award. They crowned Messi with the Best Men's Player of the Year award against popular opinion that Erling Haaland deserved the award more than the Argentine after his record-breaking debut campaign with Manchester City.
The 2023 Globes Soccer Award was a departure from the Ballon d'Or and FIFA Awards. Erling Haaland finally decked Lionel Messi to clinch the Best Men's Player of the Year Award. While the Ballon d'Or and FIFA awards seem more popular than the Globe Soccer Award, it appears the latter has served the cravings of most football fans who wanted Erling Haaland to be crowned Men's Best Player of The Year.
It is still unclear why Haaland fended off the competition from Lionel Messi to win the award. But it is believed the Norwegian's prolific campaign with Manchester City must have played a big role.