Surprise? Haaland beats Leo Messi in UEFA Best of the Year

After the draw of the phase of groups of the Champions League 2023/24, the UEFA gave to know to the winners of the main awards. One of the most expected is always the Player of the Year, in this case by the done in the previous season and finally the Norwegian Erling Haaland topped , surpassing to the Argentinian Lionel Messi and to the Belgian Kevin Of Bruyne.

🥇 The 2022/23 UEFA Men's Player of the Year is ERLING HAALAND!

Goal after goal was followed by medal after medal Ace the Norwegian striker and his team-matt swept all before them in his debut season in England.

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— UEFA (@UEFA) August 31, 2023

Although many expected a possible last prize for Leo after his performance in the World-wide of Qatar, seems that the done by the Norwegian in his first season in the Manchester City has had much more weight. Haaland Was champion of the last Champions, in addition to the Premier League and the FA Cup, breaking even two records of goals in the football groins.

A historical season for Haaland

"East was my dream when it was boy, arrive with my mates to the maximum and this puts me very happy. This gives me more motivation to go on working, so much the trophies grupales like the individual and yes, put me very happy", declared the Android on the stage. In relation to how works to look for be the best, signalled that "it treats to leave the clear head and now that win the Champions League and all have to work in the motivation like group. For my is this. I am smart for this and to have a big season", ensured.

The prize for Haaland arrives besides a day afterwards be recognised like the best player of the season gone through the union of players of the Premier League (PFA, by his acronyms in English). Both prizes arrive mainly by the 52 goals that the forward marked between all the competitions, beating the record of goals of a same season in the Premier, with 36.

The best of the feminine football keeps on being of the Barça

Regarding the feminine award, the Spaniard Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona) remained with the trophy when imposing in the vote on Olga Carmona (Real Madrid) and the Australian Sam Kerr (Chelsea). Of this way breaks the reign of the also culé Alexia Putuellas, afterwards that the captain of the Barça Femení won in 2022 and 2021.