Cristiano Ronaldo Is Inappropriate To Compete With Lionel Messi To Be The Best FIFA 2022 Player Of The Year

Al Nassr's player, Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo: Twitter/@AlNassrFC)

JAKARTA - The World Football Federation (FIFA) has announced 14 lists of names of players included in the 2022 best player nominations. There is no name Cristiano Ronaldo.

The names of famous players such as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric to Robert Lewandowski decorate the list.

This is the first time the two FIFA Player of the Year has won two titles has not been nominated. If you look at the situation in 2022, especially in the last few months, this is not surprising.

The performance of CR7 has indeed decreased considerably. His condition, which has recently become more controversial, is suspected to be an excuse.

Ronaldo has now pulled over to Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr club. He left Manchester United because of the hot situation due to his controversial interview with Piers Morgan.

But not only that, Ronaldo's performance with the Red Devils has recently also been said to have decreased. Referring to the Transfermarkt page, Ronaldo was only able to score three goals and two assists in 16 matches with Manchester United.

So was his appearance in defending the Portugal national team at the 2022 World Cup. The star was often a reserve and failed to bring his team forward to the semifinals after losing 0-1 to Morocco in the quarter-finals.

That minor note made it difficult for Ronaldo to compete with Lionel Messi. The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player actually came back after the difficult first season in Paris.

With PSG this season, Messi has made 20 appearances with 13 goals and 14 assists. Messi also managed to help Argentina win the 2022 World Cup with a score of seven goals that led him to become the best player in the tournament.

Messi deserves to be a strong candidate. The highlight of the nomination for the FIFA Best Player award award award will take place on February 27.

Previously, there would be a voting session for the national team captain, national team coach, media representative, and fans which will last until February 3, 2023. This phase was played by FIFA to announce the top three nominations in each category.