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THE 2023 SOCCER360
ABOVE: Manchester City AWARDS finally won Europe’s biggest
prize.
THIS YEAR 2023 HAS SEEN THE RISE OF SAUDI ARABIAN FOOTBALL, MANCHESTER CITY’S FAMOUS TREBLE, NAPOLI WINNING THE SCUDETTO, AND A WHOLE HOST OF MEMORABLE MOMENTS. HERE CIRO DI BRITA DISHES OUT OUR AWARDS FOR THE YEAR.
TEAM OF THE YEAR - MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester City’s pursuit of the Champions League came to a victorious end in June when they sealed
a triumphant treble by beating Internazionale 1-0 in Istanbul. Pep Guardiola’s men found relentless form to pip Arsenal to the Premier League title and then beat rivals Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final to set themselves up for a magnificent treble.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - ERLING HAALAND
Erling Haaland the Norwegian goalscoring machine won the Premier League Golden Boot last season scoring 36 times, and so far in this campaign has carried on exactly where he left off. The 23-year-old is on track to hit 50 goals in this calendar year, with his highlights including five in a 7-0 hammering of RB Leipzig in last season’s Champions League last 16.
“MANCHESTER CITY’S PURSUIT OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CAME TO A VICTORIOUS END IN JUNE WHEN THEY SEALED A TRIUMPHANT TREMBLE BY BEATING INTER MILAN 1-0 IN ISTANBUL.”
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