Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and Elling Holland (Manchester City) will compete for the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Player of the Year.

FIFA unveiled the 12 candidates for the 2023 FIFA World Player of the Year on Thursday (local time).

The nominees include last year's winner Messi, 카지노사이트 who helped Manchester City and England to a triple treble, as well as Holland, Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona).

Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Marcelo Brozovic (Alnasr), Hvitsa Kvarachelia, Victor Osimhen (Napoli) and Declan Rice (Arsenal) are also included.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Alnasr) did not make the 12-man shortlist, as he did last year.

With such a stacked field, Holland's chances of winning the award seem high. This is because FIFA selected the nominees based on their performances between the end of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and last August.

After joining City last season, Holland quickly adapted to the team and was hailed as a "monster striker," scoring 52 goals in 53 official games, including winning the EPL's top scorer (36) and UCL's top scorer (8). For his performances, 온라인카지노 he was also named the 2022-23 UEFA Player of the Year.

Man City manager Pep Guardiola is a strong contender for Coach of the Year. Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi, Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou, Italy national team manager Luciano Spalletti, and Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez are in contention.

The best goalkeeper nominees are Yacine Bono (Al-Hilal), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Ederson (Man City), Andre Onana (Manchester United) and Marc-Andre ter Steken (Barcelona).

The best female player nominees are Aitama Bonmati, Selma Paraulello, Mafi Leon (Barcelona Femeni) and Jennifer Hermoso (Pachuca Femenil), who led Spain to its first Women's World Cup title. Japan's Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United WFC) is the only Asian player to be recognized in both the men's and women's categories. 카지노사이트존