Check Out the Top 5 Contenders for Ballon d'Or 2023

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[{"selector":"#anim-33a37313-84e8-4e5d-8327-772389665ee8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(10.372595901233604%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Manchester City's Spanish defensive midfielder Rodri was a top player in the 2022/23 season. He scored 4 goals and 7 assists in 66 matches and won the Nations League apart from City's 3 trophies.

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[{"selector":"#anim-3fdf0e50-0f57-4af6-b57a-7184cc68292a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.052283416542958%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-970d4cc2-5d08-486a-83e7-c649415fdd59","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8212b92a-6697-414c-aa1d-ac953b9378c1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -423.41015%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The record-holder 7-time Ballon d'Or winner, Argentine legend Lionel Messi, won the FIFA World Cup 2022. In the successful 2022/23 season, Messi scored 38 goals and 25 assists in 54 matches.

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