Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María have been nominated for the 2023 IFFHS Men’s World Best Playmaker award.
Messi and Di María are the two Argentine players that have been nominated. Messi won the Ballon d’Or and with Inter Miami won the Leagues Cup.
Ángel Di María rejoined Benfica and has been one of their best players. The 35 year old won the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira since joining them. Here are the nominees:
Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami)
Ángel Di María (Argentina, Benfica)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)
Bernardo Silva (Portugal, Manchester City)
Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United
Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey, Inter Milan
Christian Eriksen (Denmark, Manchester United
Dušan Tadić (Serbia, Ajax/Fenerbahçe)
Sergej Milinković-Savić (Serbia, Lazio/Al Hilal Riyadh)
Pedri (Spain, Barcelona)
Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
Jamal Musiala (Germany, Bayern Munich)
Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid
Trent Alexander-Arnold (England, Liverpool)
Nicolò Barella (Italy, Inter Milan)
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Cameroon, Napoli)
Daichi Kamada (Japan, Eintracht Frankfurt/Lazio)
Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
Giovanni Reyna (USA, Borussia Dortmund)
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