The FIFA annual awards ceremony was held in England in the early hours of Tuesday morning (16th), and the most popular men's player of the year (World Footballer of the Year) had the tightest competition in history, with Mays and Ehring Sharlandt scoring the same 48 points, and Mays winning by virtue of having more votes for the "captain's first name". However, the result is controversial as the World Cup was not counted in this election, which means that Mays mainly relied on his performance in the USL to beat the "3 Champions" Charente, and it is no wonder that Charente's father had a black face on the spot!
The final 3 of the World Footballer of the Year are Mays, Xalante and Kilian McBarbee. Mays was crowned for the 7th time last year by winning the World Cup, and this year's scoring period will be counted from 19th December 2022 to 20th August last year, i.e. after the Qatar World Cup, and Mays's biggest achievement during this period is the French Ligue 1 Championship. But in the end, he won the record-breaking goalscorer who won the UEFA Europa League, Premier League and EFL Cup for Manchester City, Mr. Xalante.
The award was voted on by four sectors: national team managers, national team captains, media representatives and fans. As a result, Mays won the captains' and fans' votes, while Xheranthe won the managers' and media votes. 48 points were scored by the two, but Mays scored 107 points in the "captains' first place vote", outperforming Xheranthe, who scored 64 points, while McBarbie ranked third with 35 points. The World Footballer of the Year, the FIFA Ballon d'Or, and the best men's player before the change in the format of the competition were all awarded to Messi for a record eighth time. As Messi was not present at the awards ceremony, the award was received by the host and former teammate Henri Henry.
