Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi will be unveiled as the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or award, according to a list leaked online.
According to Goal, Messi finished top in the voting, ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe.
Haaland and Mbappe finished second and third, respectively.
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid) and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) completed the top five.
Other notable players in the final 10 shortlist are Victor Osimhen (Napoli), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) and Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
FINAL RANKINGS:
1. Messi
2. Haaland
3. Mbappé
4. Vinicius Jr.
5: De Bruyne
6: Rodri
7: Gündogan
8: Osimhen
9: Julian Alvarez
10: Lewandowski
11: Bellingham
12: Bernardo Silva
13: Benzema
14: Kvaratskhelia
15: Lautaro
16: Saka
17: Emi Martinez
18: Ødegaard
19: Salah
20: Musiala
