TEAM OF THE YEAR 2023

gone for Otamendi instead, after a dominant performance in Qatar, and I would take Milito off for his teammate, Alaba, who had a better Champions League last year, being the heart of the backline. Although you could choose either of the two for this place. Theo at Lb is very goodx as he won Serie-A and reached the final of the World Cup. Modric is still the best midfielder in the world and deserves his place alongside De Bruyne. Yet Jude Bellingham is controversial to say the least. Yes, he had some great matches in the World Cup but sadly went out in the quarter finals and didn’t win anything with Dortmund.

So, for me, a better fit for this place would be Thiago Alcantara who had an outstanding second season in Liverpool.

Mbappe and Messi are the two best players in the world. They gifted us the best World Cup final of all time and, some argue, the best game of all time. Messi is still the best in the world! Benzema had a very good 202122 season, being the best player and winning the blonder, but completely dropped off this season, so some may argue that wonderkid Ealing Harland should be in the starting XI, instead of the Frenchman.