Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo was left off of the FIFA 22 Team of the Year for the first time since its inception, as Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappe occupied the forward spot.
The players were chosen by fan vote from a pool of 80 nominees.
Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappe deserved to get picked over Cristiano Ronaldo
It's hard to choose Ronaldo over any one of Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski or Kylian Mbappe as the trio all had stellar seasons of their own.
Lionel Messi lead Argentina to their first Copa America victory since 1993, while also winning the top scorer and being named the best player at the tournament. The forward ended the year with 43 goals and 18 assists in 61 appearances across all competitions and was awarded his seventh Ballon D'Or as well.
Meanwhile, Lewandowski was regarded by many as the best player in football over 2021. The striker had an incredible year in front of goal, scoring 69 goals in 59 games across all competitions. The Pole also broke Gerd Muller's record of most goals in a single Bundesliga campaign, finishing the 2020-21 season with 41 goals in 29 league appearances. He was also named The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year for 2021.
Kylian Mbappe ended the year with 51 goals and 28 assists in 67 appearances across all competitions while winning the Coupe de France and UEFA Nations League with PSG and the French National Team respectively. The striker finished the year with the 2nd most goals and assists out of any player in world football.
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Arjenrobben11
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Messi is nowhere near right now compared to the likes of Salah or Lewandowski. While Lewandowski does get credit often, Salah is always ignored. The overhype of Ronaldo and Messi is laughable, as better players like Salah are getting sidelined. Not sure how many players couldn't shine because the mighty Ronaldo and Messi had the whole stage to themselves for a decade
denismalja123
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you are wrong bro...at Messi should be Real Messi and not Eibar Messi
SaurabDhakal10_7
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2013 messi would be the best anyway why are people obsessed with labeling eibar to messi when he has more goals against real Madrid and athletico madrid ?? stupidity in a nutshell.