IFFHS controversial: Messi named in the best squad of South America in 2023

According to voting from the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), Lionel Messi is named in the best squad of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) in 2023.

Intense controversy broke out when the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced the world's best team in 2023 not long ago. The crux of the controversy is that Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 54 goals in 2023, did not appear. Instead, the three names appearing on the attack are Harry Kane, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. Compared to CR7, all three of these stars have worse achievements than the Portuguese star in 2023.

The world's best team of 2023 according to IFFHS

While eliminating Ronaldo, IFFHS suddenly reserved a place in the squad for Lionel Messi, the striker who ends 2023 with only 28 goals and 12 assists. IFFHS's move immediately caused intense controversy on social networks with many different compliments and criticisms.

It's even more noisy when, despite the fierce controversy, Messi was just named in the best squad of the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) in 2023 according to voting from IFFHS. In addition to Lionel Messi, there are five other Argentine players in the best CONMEBOL squad of 2023, including: Cuti Romero, Nico Otamendi, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martinez and German Cano, Copa champion and top scorer Libertadores in Fluminense colors.

CONMEBOL's best squad of 2023 according to IFFHS

The list of the best CONMEBOL squads in 2023 is also extended with Ederson (Brazil), Ronald Araujo (Uruguay), Federico Valverde (Uruguay), Vinicius Junior (Brazil) and Darwin Nunez (Uruguay).