Paris Saint-Germain stars, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have made the 2022 list of players nominated for the FIFA Best Men’s Player award.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo was not included in the list nominees for the award given based on performances of a player in a calendar year.
Senegalese forward Sadio Mane, who had an eventful year 2022 also made the list
Argentina international and World Cup winner, Julian Alvarez was a surprise inclusion .
Erling Haaland, who got off to a sensational start to life with Manchester City following his move from Borussia Dortmund was also included.
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