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Messi and Mbappe rank among the most influential persons
Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina, and Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, a colleague at Paris Saint-Germain, are two of the six athletes listed on Time's list of the 100 most influential people for 2023.
Messi and Mbappé both made the cut for TIME's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, which was published this week.
Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina, and Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, a colleague at Paris Saint-Germain, are two of the six athletes listed on Time's list of the 100 most influential people for 2023.
Messi and Mbappé both made TIME's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, which was published on Thursday, April 13.
The two stars' performances for their respective nations in Qatar in 2022 helped France and Argentina get to the FIFA World Cup final.
The thrilling championship game ended 3-3 after 120 minutes of football thanks to strikes from Messi and Mbappe. Argentina eventually prevailed on penalties to capture their third World Cup championship.
Elon Musk, Beyonce, Venus Williams, Michael B. Jordan, Joe Biden, the president of the United States, who has made an appearance on the TIME 100 six times, is among the other notables.
TIME, a 100-year-old global media brand, reaches a combined readership of more than 100 million people worldwide through its print and digital platforms.
Paris Saint-Germain already has the upper hand thanks to RC Lens, and the capital club is making the best of midfielder Salis Abdul Samed's straight red card after a tackle on Achraf Hakimi.
With assistance from Lionel Messi, who was part in the setup, Kylian Mbappe scored the game's first goal. Now that the game has turned into a lopsided contest, the French star has made the decision to pay it forward to help connect with the 35-year-old who scored the third goal in the first half.
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