Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA Men's Player award for 2023 despite journalists voting overwhelmingly in favor of Erling Haaland.
There were four separate votes conducted, with each making up 25% of the overall result.
Haaland also topped a vote among national team coaches but Messi came out on top in a vote conducted by national team captains.
Each coach and captain voted for three players, awarding five points to their first pick, three to their second and one to their third.
The fourth vote was open to the public, with fans making their choices via FIFA.com. Messi won this vote by a landslide.
However, after all the voting was done, Messi and Haaland were tied on 48 scoring points, with Kylian Mbappe third on 35 points.