Although they criticized him, the reasons why Messi did not attend to The Best

Lionel Messi is the most popular name on social media right now. In fact, on Twitter (now called X), he is still the number 1 trending topic and it doesn't look like that will change soon. The reason? The Argentine won the 2023 player of the year award over Erling Haaland, who was the main favorite.

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In addition to having won, it was surprising to know that Lionel Messi did not attend the ceremony, which took place in London, England, and was full of celebrities close to the soccer environment. Despite being widely criticized for not attending the FIFA gala, Lionel Messi's reasons for not attending have now been revealed.

This is how Gaston Edul, the Argentine journalist with the best information on current Argentine football and more specifically, Messi, explained it verbatim: "Leo Messi stayed in Miami so as not to miss preseason training that will be essential until June of this year. "From MLS to Copa América. He was going to miss training and on Friday is the first preparation match against El Salvador."

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Josep Guardiola won the best coach:

Pep Guardiola, as expected, was chosen the best player of 2023, and this was his message: I would like to share this award with Luciano, for his great season with Naples after so many years, and with Simone, for how difficult it was for us. He put him in the final with that wonderful squad. And I also want to share it with the City owners, especially with Ferran Soriano, for creating this idea, and with Txiki Begiristan, for trusting me."