A few days after the announcement of the FIFA The Best Award in London, the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony took place in Dubai. Lionel Messi won this year’s FIFA best over Kylian Mbappe-Arling Holland. And Cristiano Ronaldo won the Fan’s Favorite Award at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai.
It came as a surprise that Messi was better than Holland. Many also questioned the best selection method. Since the timing of the World Cup was not a consideration for this award, Messi could be in question to win The Best!
Ronaldo, who last won the Ballon d’Or and the Best award six years ago, also spoke about FIFA The Best after receiving the award from Globe Soccer. The Portuguese star claimed there that both the Ballon d’Or and the Best awards were losing credibility. Ronaldo, 38, believes that awards should be based on goals scored. Ronaldo, who scored 54 goals in all competitions in 2023, did not say who should not have been awarded the award or who should have received it this time.
Lionel Scaloni, the coach of Messi’s national team, could not remain silent in the end when such criticism arose in the recognition of the student. Argentina’s World Cup-winning coach told Spanish media outlet Marca that criticizing Messi for winning the FIFA Best award is a strange thing.
Scaloni said, ‘I think the debate has gone beyond football. I don’t think there is any debate among footballers or coaches as to why he (Messi) won it. If Hollande or Mbappe had won it, it would have been fine. It’s really about the media. It’s strange to criticize it when the football people voted for it.’
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Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Holland and PSG’s French forward Mbappe were running with Messi in the latest FIFA The Best. Holland was instrumental in helping City win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup last year. And Mbappe won PSG the French League ‘A’ title. On the other hand, Messi won the League Cup title for Inter Miami.
