More evidence of the extreme polarisation that plagues our planet these days.Messi won FIFA player of the year 2023 .
Ronaldo was completely left out of the list of nominees for that award.
The Cristiano Ronaldo pole made up for that by awarding him three awards at the Globe Soccer Awards– the Best Middle East Player prize, the Maradona Award for the best goalscorer in 2023, and the Fans’ Favourite Player of the Year award. Messi was completely left out from the list of nominees for these awards.
Other winners …
- BEST MEN’S PLAYER – Erling Haaland
- BEST WOMEN’S PLAYER – Aitana Bonmati
- FANS’ FAVOURITE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Cristiano Ronaldo
- BEST MEN’S CLUB – Manchester City
- BEST WOMEN’S CLUB – Barcelona
- BEST COACH – Josep Guardiola
- BEST MIDFIELDER – Rodrigo
- BEST GOALKEEPER – Ederson
- POWER HORSE EMERGING PLAYER – Jude Bellingham
- BEST MIDDLE EAST PLAYER – Cristiano Ronaldo
- BEST MIDDLE EAST CLUB – Al Ahly SC