Lionel Messi, Iga Swiatek, Kylian Mbappe and Mikaela Shiffrin named in Time’s 100 most influential people for 2023

Lionel Messi, Iga Swiatek, Kylian Mbappe and Mikaela Shiffrin are among the six sportspeople who have been named on Time’s list of 100 most influential people for 2023. NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes and WNBA star Brittney Griner are the other two athletes in the illustrious list. Ad Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory at the end of last year and is regarded as the greatest footballer of all time by many pundits.

La LigaXavi: A possible Messi return to Barcelona 'generates great excitement'11/04/2023 AT 10:13 On Time’s list, a paragraph is written by another famous name or team-mate of those in the list, and for Messi, Roger Federer discussed the importance of the Argentine. «My career has just come to an end,” wrote Federer. “I now realise how much weight we athletes carry.

But in our daily lives, we don’t even realise it. »For a football player like Messi, that weight likely feels more massive, as he represents both a world-renowned club and a very passionate country. “Even those who don’t follow football must have realised the true impact of the world’s most popular game." Messi’s Paris-Saint Germain team-mate Mbappe netted a hat-trick in the World Cup final but it wasn’t enough for France to defend their title.

Time correspondent Vivienne Walt wrote: “Despite his incredible celebrity, Mbappe has three home truths from his mom that keep him grounded: 'Respect, humility, lucidity.'" Iga Swiatek recently went beyond the 12-month mark of being the world No. 1 on the WTA tour, having also won the French Open and US Open last year. Swiatek is friends with alpine skier Shiffrin, with the pair exchanging numerous messages across social media, although they have never met in person.