France’s Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) and Argentina’s Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) have been shortlisted for the 2022 FIFA Player of the Year award. players between August 8, 2021 and December 18, 2022, and the winner will be announced at a party in Paris on February 27.
FIFA announced the names of the three finalists, who were selected by an international jury of coaches, captains of the men’s national teams, journalists and fans, who voted on the official FIFA website from among 14 originally nominated by an expert panel.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been nominated after winning the last Ballon d’Or and signing a stellar season in which the Whites won their 14th Champions League title, bringing back Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester city”.
Mbappe Kylian Mbappe scored 8 goals at the World Cup in Qatar, winning the tournament’s Golden Boot and becoming the first player in 56 years to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final against Argentina.
Mbappe was also instrumental in helping PSG win the Ligue 1 title with 39 goals and 26 assists in 46 appearances.
Messi crowned Lionel Messi with a historic title, which means winning the World Cup and completing his record in Qatar. He scored seven goals, more than in any World Cup he competed in, including a brace in the final, and provided three assists during the tournament. Messi played his fifth World Cup in Qatar and is the only player to score in a World Cup in his teens, twenties and thirties.
