JAKARTA The duo players of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, are included in the 100 most influential people in 2023 according to Time magazine.
The two 2022 World Cup finalists were among the six athletes who were included in the list released by Time on Thursday, April 13, 2023 yesterday.
The two names are side by side with the women's singles tennis champion of the 2022 Open United States Iga Swiatek, Phoenix star Mercury Brittney Griner, alpine ski Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin, and NFL Super Bowl NFL champion Patrick Mahomes.
Messi and Mbappe played an important role for their country during Qatar's 2022 World Cup late last year. The two of them helped Argentina and France each reach the final round.
In the final match Messi managed to score two goals, while Mbappe scored a hat-trick. The match then ended with the same score 3-3 in 120 minutes so the winner was determined in the penalty shootout round.
Argentina kemudian menang untuk meraih gelar Piala Dunia ketiga dalam sejarah mereka setelah sebelumnya mereka mendapat trofi ini di tahun 1978 dan 1986.
In addition to performing well at the World Cup, these two players also played a key role for PSG in French Ligue 1 for the 2022/2023 season. They managed to help Les Parisiens to top the standings with eight games remaining.
Other well-known names in Time 100 include US President Joe Biden. The name is on this list for the sixth time.
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