In the starry night sky of the football world, a star-studded event was quietly staged in Beijing on January 13th. Last night, the list of 14 candidates for the FIFA Player of the Year, like the brightest stars in the night sky, shining in turn - Benzema, Messi, Mbappe, Salah, Vinicius, Neymar, etc., they are like the bright pearls of the soccer world, gathered together.
The list, handpicked by FIFA's intellectual elite, spans the period from August 8, 2021 to December 18, 2022, covering almost a full year of soccer's changing landscape. The final winners of this soccer feast will be decided by a joint vote of current men's national team managers and captains, as well as professional journalists from all regions and representatives of FIFA's registered fans around the world. It is worth noting that the votes of the four types of selection panel are equally weighted, reflecting the principle of fairness and impartiality.
Here are 14 candidates for Player of the Year, whose names stand as monuments to soccer history:
Alvarez (22 years old, Argentina, Manchester City)
Bellingham (19 years old, England, Borussia Dortmund)
Benzema (35 years old, France, Real Madrid)
(31 years old, Belgium, Manchester City)
Harland (22, Norway, Manchester City)
Ashraf (24 years old, Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
Levan (34 years old, Poland, Barcelona)
Mane (30 years old, Senegal, Bayern Munich)
Mbappe (24 years old, France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Messi (35 years old, Argentina, Paris Saint-Germain)
Modric (37 years old, Croatia, Real Madrid)
Neymar (30 years old, Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Salah (30 years old, Egypt, Liverpool)
Vinicius (22 years old, Brazil, Real Madrid)
