Top 10 men’s football moments of 2023

The men’s football moments that left their mark on the Al Jazeera Sport team in 2023.

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar may have fallen in 2022, but 2023 went a long way towards matching last year for stories and events.

Here are Al Jazeera’s top 10 football moments from the men’s game for this calendar year:

Manchester City were finally crowned champions of Europe in June when they beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final.

It was the trophy that had eluded City and their esteemed manager, Pep Guardiola, in his time with the club.

For the Spaniard, it was his third Champions League triumph after the two he claimed with Barcelona, but the wait to lead City to continental glory was becoming the elephant in the room.