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Full list of FIFA Best award winners including coach, goalkeeper and Puskas victors.
The Best FIFA Football Awards, FIFA’s premier award ceremony, honors the top players and accomplishments in international soccer each year.
The Best FIFA Awards celebration took place in Paris on Monday night, and Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas took home the top two individual prizes.
In 2022, Messi won the Best FIFA Men’s Player award, beating out Karim Benzema of Real Madrid and Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain. Putellas defeated Alex Morgan and Beth Mead to win the Best FIFA Women’s Player title for a second consecutive year.
It was a good night for Argentina, who backed up their World Cup win in December with an array of individual awards. There were plenty of stars in attendance, with the ceremony also providing a platform for the best world XIs to be named after FIFPRO collected votes from players.
Jermaine Jenas and Samantha Johnson hosted the ceremony in Paris. The evening contained an opening speech from Gianni Infantino and an emotional tribute to Pele, following his passing away aged 82 in December.
Here is the full list of every award winner and nominee.
Best FIFA Men’s Player
Nominees
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid and France)
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain and France)
- Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina) Winner
Best FIFA Women’s Player
Nominees
- Beth Mead (Arsenal and England)
- Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave and USA)
- Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain) Winner
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Best Men’s Goalkeeper
Nominees
- Yassine Bounou (Sevilla and Morocco))
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium)
- Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa and Argentina) Wnner
Best Women’s Goalkeeper
Nominees
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea and Germany)
- Mary Earps (Manchester United and England) Winner
- Christiane Endler (Lyon and Chile)
Best Men’s Coach Award
Nominees
- Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
- Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina) Winner
Best Women’s Coach Award
Nominees
- Sonia Bompastor (Lyon)
- Pia Sundhage (Brazil)
- Sarina Wiegman (England) Winner
Puskas Award
Nominees
- Marcin Oleksy vs Stal Rzeszow (Winner)
- Dmitri Payet vs PAOK Thessaloniki
- Richarlison vs Serbia
Best Men’s XI
XI: Thibaut Courtois, Achraf Hakimi, Joao Cancelo, Virgil van Dijk, Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland.
Best Women’s XI
XI: Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Mapi Leon, Leah Williamson, Wendie Renard, Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorf, Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead.
FIFA Best Fans Award
Winner: Argentina’s fans
Nominees: Japan’s fans, Abdullah Al-Salm
FIFA Fair Play Award
Winner: Luka Lochoshvili
Nominees: Eduardo Camavinga and France under-21s team, Sadio Mane
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