The first post of Cristiano Ronaldo after Messi won The Best

After Lionel Messi was revealed as the winner of the FIFA Best Men's Player of the Year award in 2023, many football fans were shocked. The Argentine picks up his third award and his second consecutive one, as he won the previous year for his performance at the 2022 World Cup.

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The Argentine had more fan votes than Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. Haaland placed second in the ranking, with Mbappe taking the third spot. Mbappe scored 35 voting points, while Messi and Haaland tied for first place in the voting points, with the pair having 48 points. Messi won the award by receiving 107 votes from men's national team captains compared to Haaland, having 64 captain votes.

The Argentine wins by default because of those more valuable votes by the men captains. Kevin De Bruyne placed fourth with 32 scoring points. Victor Osimhen scored 24 points and ranked fifth in the ranking. Rodri is in 6th with 24 points as well, while his teammate Julian Alvarez places 7th with 21 points. Bernardo Silva and Gundogan place 8th and 9th respectively. The 10th position was occupied by Kvaratskhelia from Napoli.

The internet has reacted to this result, and there have been many opinions. Many football fans believe the award should be awarded to Haaland since the player scored the most goals and won a treble with Manchester City. A football legend posted after the result, and fans believe it is a response to what is to come.

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Cristiano Ronaldo posted a message on Instagram after Messi won The Best

Cristiano Ronaldo posted a picture on Instagram after Lionel Messi won the Best Men's Player of the Year award. Ronaldo's post had more than 19,000 comments in less than minutes of posting. Ronaldo leaves a caption under his picture saying, "Back for more!"

Many football fans are backing the Portuguese and hope the striker can return to a podium to win another individual award like FIFA The Best next year, even if the player will soon turn 39. Every football fan would like to see one more year of this rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi.