Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Iga Swiatek: TIME Most 100 influential people in the world 2023

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Iga Swiatek are featured as TIME's Most 100 influential people in 2023. This list includes six sportspersons, including Lionel Messi and his PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe. Also, the illustrious list features Phoenix Mercury star, Brittney Griner alongside alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin and NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Messi becomes TIME's Most 100 influential people in 2023 along with Mbappe

Lionel Messi and Mbappe enlisted their names in the list due to their fabulous performance in the Fifa World Cup 2022. Messi has been the star performer over the years in football history and he took the world cup trophy last time for him. Whereas Mbappe is also one of the most consistent young footballers in recent times and he was the highest goalscorer in the Fifa world cup.

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Iga Swiatek holds the honor of TIME's Most 100 influential people in 2023

The Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek finds her place in TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in 2023. She becomes the only tennis player to receive this honor. Swiatek's closest friend Mikaela Shiffrin, whose name also has been featured in this list, praised Iga's success in the particular field. Shiffrin also told about Iga's performance is very impressive and she is improving continuously in the game. Also, the no 1 female tennis player is very confident in her game. Her success becomes a lesson to many other sportspersons in the world.