{"id":99927,"date":"2023-09-14T22:27:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/14\/messi-haaland-mbappe-lead-fifas-the-best-award-shortlist\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T22:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:27:53","slug":"messi-haaland-mbappe-lead-fifas-the-best-award-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/14\/messi-haaland-mbappe-lead-fifas-the-best-award-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi, Haaland, Mbappe lead FIFA\u2019s The Best award shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-best-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"The-best\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 lead the 12-player shortlist for FIFA\u2019s The Best Men\u2019s Player nominees, with England midfielder Declan Rice also nominated after captaining former club West Ham United to Europa Conference League success.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina captain Messi, now playing for MLS side Inter Miami, is aiming to win the award for a record third time having been given the honour in 2019 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>But despite helping Argentina to World Cup glory at Qatar 2022, Messi faces stiff competition from Manchester City forward Haaland after the Norway international scored 52 goals as Pep Guardiola\u2019s side completed a Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble last season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez, Marcelo Brozovic, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay G\u00fcndogan, Rodri, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Victor Osimhen and Bernardo Silva make up the shortlist alongside Messi, Haaland, Mbappe and Rice.<\/p>\n<p>Spain, who won the Women\u2019s World Cup for the first time in Australia last month, have four players on the 12-name shortlist for women\u2019s award with Aitana Bonmat\u00ed, Jenni Hermoso, Mapi Le\u00f3n and Salma Paralluelo all in the race to succeed La Roja midfielder Alexia Putellas by winning the trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Linda Caicedo, Rachel Daly, Kadidiatou Diani, Caitlin Foord, Mary Fowler, Alex Greenwood, Amanda Ilestedt, Lauren James, Sam Kerr, Hinata Miyazawa and Keira Walsh are also nominated, with Lindsey Horan the only United States player making it onto the shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"NW330n0VntE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kasiebo Tau At 9:55AM on Adom TV (14-09-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NW330n0VntE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 lead the 12-player shortlist for FIFA\u2019s The Best Men\u2019s Player nominees, with England midfielder Declan Rice also nominated after captaining former club West Ham United to Europa Conference League success. 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