Football awards thread

[MenInG]

Liverpool trio Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah and Tottenham's Harry Kane are in the running for the men's prize in the Best Fifa Football Awards.

Former Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard is also on the 10-strong list that includes Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

England's Lucy Bronze and Ellen White are contenders in the women's category.

The winners will be revealed on 23 September, following a public vote.

Lionesses manager Phil Neville and US head coach Jill Ellis have been nominated as best women's coach.

Ellis, who this week announced she will step down, guided the US women's team to back-to-back World Cup titles, while Neville led the Lionesses to a fourth-place finish in France.

English-born Paul Riley is also nominated as the manager of women's side North Carolina Courage.

Premier League managers Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino have been nominated for the best men's coach award.

Full men's player shortlist

Virgil van Dijk, Netherlands

Sadio Mane, Senegal

Mohamed Salah, Egypt

Harry Kane, England

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal

Lionel Messi, Argentina

Matthijs de Ligt, Netherlands

Frenkie de Jong, Netherlands

Kylian Mbappe, France

Eden Hazard, Belgium

Full women's player shortlist
Lucy Bronze, England

Julie Ertz, United States

Caroline Graham Hansen, Norway

Ada Hegerberg, Norway

Amandine Henry, France

Sam Kerr, Australia

Rose Lavelle, United States

Vivianne Miedema, Netherlands

Alex Morgan, United States

Megan Rapinoe, United States

Wendie Renard, France

Ellen White, England

Full women's coaches shortlist
Phil Neville, England

Jill Ellis, United States

Milena Bertolini, Italy

Peter Gerhardsson, Sweden

Futoshi Ikeda, Japan

Antonia Is, Spain

Joe Montemurro, Arsenal

Reynald Pedros, Lyon

Paul Riley, North Carolina Courage

Sarina Wiegman, Netherlands

Full men's coaches shortlist
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City

Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham

Djamel Belmadi, Algeria

Didier Deschamps, France

Marcelo Gallardo, River Plate

Ricardo Gareca, Peru

Fernando Santos, Portugal

Erik Ten Hag, Ajax

Tite, Brazil

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49179446

 

[MenInG]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has questioned the absence of his players on the shortlist for the 2019 Best Fifa Men's Player award.

Tottenham's Harry Kane and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are among the 10 nominated men.

City won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup last season.

"Maybe we have to win five or six or get 250 points to be considered next season," said Guardiola.

"I don't think there is one player who had a better season than Bernardo Silva last season, even winning [the Nations League] with Portugal.

"These awards are normally when you win the Champions League. We were in the last stages and the other competitions do not count, are not important."

Guardiola's side also won the 2018 Community Shield but were eliminated by Spurs in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

No Manchester City player has ever won the PFA Player of the Year award, even though the team have won the Premier League in four of the past eight seasons.

In 2011-12, Arsenal's Robin van Persie was the player of the season, two years later Liverpool's Luis Suarez picked up the prize, with Salah and Van Dijk winning in 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively.

"In eight years, winning four times the Premier League is quite good," added Guardiola. "And never one player - not David [Silva], not Vincent [Kompany], not Yaya [Toure] - won, not even suggested.

"Huge respect for Mohamed Salah, but Kevin de Bryune that season when we made 100 points [in 2017-18] was above and beyond the normal situations.

"I cannot imagine Real Madrid and Barcelona winning four titles and not one single player being there."

Six City players were included in the 2018-19 PFA Team of the Year - goalkeeper Ederson, defender Aymeric Laporte, midfielders Fernandinho and Bernardo Silva and forwards Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling.

The shortlist for the Best Fifa Men's Player was selected by a panel of former players and managers, and the result will be announced at an event in Milan on 23 September, following a public vote.

Full men's player shortlist
Frenkie de Jong, Netherlands (Ajax, now Barcelona)

Matthijs de Ligt, Netherlands (Ajax, now Juventus)

Eden Hazard, Belgium (Chelsea, now Real Madrid)

Harry Kane, England (Tottenham)

Sadio Mane, Senegal (Liverpool)

Kylian Mbappe, France (Paris St-Germain)

Lionel Messi, Argentina (Barcelona)

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal (Juventus)

Mohamed Salah, Egypt (Liverpool)

Virgil van Dijk, Netherlands (Liverpool)


https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49221000

 

[RickyG]

It's crazy that Sterling doesn't get nominated but Ronaldo and De Ligt do. Or even the Hazard nomination makes no sense ahead of Sterling.

In any case, I would say Messi and Van Dijk are the two favorites. Both of them had insane season and their clubs won something.

 

[MenInG]

Nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 revealed

FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for seven of the individual trophies that will be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony on 17 December 2020.

Two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s football – have selected the candidates for each category.

The nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:

The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
Lucy Bronze (England / Olympique Lyonnais / Manchester City WFC)
Delphine Cascarino (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / FC Barcelona)
Pernille Harder (Denmark / VfL Wolfsburg / Chelsea FC Women)
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Ji So-yun (Korea Republic / Chelsea FC Women)
Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
Saki Kumagai (Japan / Olympique Lyonnais)
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany / Olympique Lyonnais)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
Wendie Renard (France / Olympique Lyonnais)

The Best FIFA Men’s Player:
Thiago Alcântara (Spain / FC Bayern München / Liverpool FC)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus FC)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München)
Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool FC)
Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona)
Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
Sergio Ramos (Spain / Real Madrid CF)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC )
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands / Liverpool FC)

The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)
Sarah Bouhaddi (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain)
Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / VfL Wolfsburg / Atlético de Madrid Femenino)
Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)
Ellie Roebuck (England / Manchester City WFC)

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:
Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Real Madrid CF)
Keylor Navas (Costa Rica / Paris Saint-Germain)
Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München)
Jan Oblak (Slovenia / Atlético de Madrid)
Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany / FC Barcelona)

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
Lluís Cortés (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Rita Guarino (Italy / Juventus Women)
Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)
Stephan Lerch (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
Hege Riise (Norway / LSK Kvinner)
Jean-Luc Vasseur (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team)

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:
Marcelo Bielsa (Argentina / Leeds United FC)
Hans-Dieter Flick (Germany / FC Bayern München)
Jürgen Klopp (Germany / Liverpool FC)
Julen Lopetegui (Spain / Sevilla FC)
Zinedine Zidane (France / Real Madrid CF)

FIFA Puskás Award
Who will succeed 2019’s winner Daniel Zsóri in taking home the coveted crown this year? The eleven-goal shortlist for the best goal of the year has been revealed. This year’s selection:

Shirley Cruz (CRC) – Costa Rica v. Panama [Concacaf Women’s Olympic qualifying] (28 January 2020)
Giorgian De Arrascaeta (URU) – Ceará SC v. CR Flamengo [Brasileirão - Brazil] (25 August 2019)
Jordan Flores (ENG) – Shamrock Rovers FC v. Dundalk FC [League of Ireland] (28 February 2020)
André-Pierre Gignac (FRA) – UANL Tigres v. Pumas UNAM [Liga MX - Mexico] (1 March 2020)
Sophie Ingle (WAL) – Arsenal WFC v. Chelsea FC Women [FA Women’s Super League - England] (19 January 2020)
Zlatko Junuzović (AUT) – SK Rapid Wien v. FC Red Bull Salzburg [Bundesliga - Austria] (24 June 2020)
Hlompho Kekana (RSA) – Mamelodi Sundowns FC v. Cape Town City FC [South African Premier Soccer League] (20 August 2019)
Son Heungmin (KOR) – Tottenham Hotspur FC v. Burnley FC [Premier League - England] (7 December 2019)
Leonel Quiñónez (ECU) – Universidad Católica v. CSD Macará [Serie A - Ecuador] (19 August 2019)
Luis Suárez (URU) – FC Barcelona v. RCD Mallorca [LaLiga[MG(1] - Spain] (7 December 2019)
Caroline Weir (SCO) – Manchester City WFC v. Manchester United WFC [FA Women’s Super League - England] (7 September 2019)

The winner of the FIFA Puskás Award will be selected by an international jury comprising a panel of FIFA Legends and by the fans from all over the world registered

https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-...the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2020-revealed

 

[Firebat]

There is no way Lewandowski does not win it. 2020 has been his year by far.

 

[The Viper]

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[MenInG]

Ronaldo/Messi better not win! has to be someone different [hint hint]

 

[Firebat]

Lewandowski is the clear winner here, he's had an amazing 2020. Anything else makes this award a total farce. They already robbed him when they cancelled the Ballon d'Or this year

 

[The Viper]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#55356;&#57286;&#55356;&#57286; It's back-to-back crowns for Jurgen Klopp! Congratulations to the <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LFC</a> boss on becoming the first to win <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> FIFA Men's Coach twice &#55357;&#56628;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAFootballAwards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAFootballAwards</a> <a href="https://t.co/VfsfVdwDqf">pic.twitter.com/VfsfVdwDqf</a></p>— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1339640895927431174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[The Viper]

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski won the best men's player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich, beating last year's winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top prize.

The Poland striker scored 55 goals in just 47 games last season as he helped German giants Bayern to a treble.

Lewandowski, 32, finished as the top scorer in the league, cup and Champions League.

 

[The Viper]

There was more success for Bayern Munich as Manuel Neuer won the best men's goalkeeper award, beating Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak and Liverpool's Alisson to the recognition.

The Germany international conceded just 31 goals in 33 games for Bayern in the Bundesliga and made a number of crucial saves in the Champions League knockout stages to help his side get to the final.

 

[The Viper]

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min won the Puskas award for the best goal scored with his superb solo effort against Burnley last year.

The South Korea international ran from one box to the other, cutting through the Clarets defence before finishing.

"It was so nice," said Son. "When I got the ball, I tried to pass, received it in my own box, couldn't find any option and started to dribble, and after two seconds was in front of the goal - it was such a surprise, such a beautiful goal."

The award, first established in 2009, is named after former Real Madrid striker Ferenc Puskas.

 

[MenInG]

Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Jorginho will battle it out with Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski for The Best FIFA men's player award for 2021, while Thomas Tuchel and women's counterpart Emma Hayes have been nominated for the coaching awards.

The Blues have also had no fewer than four players - Magdalena Eriksson, Pernille Harder, Ji So-yun and Sam Kerr - shortlisted for the women's award, while Edouard Mendy and Ann-Katrin Berger make the goalkeeper shortlists.

France's World Cup-winning midfielder Kante and Jorginho, a member of the Italy team which beat England in the Euro 2020 final, will compete with Lewandowski, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe, as well as Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, Real Madrid star Karim Benzema, Paris St Germain's Neymar, Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.

The Chelsea Women quartet also find themselves in good company alongside England and Manchester City pair Ellen White and Lucy Bronze, Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema, Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati, Caroline Graham Hansen, Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas, as well as Stina Blackstenius of BK Hacken and Portland Thorns' Christine Sinclair

The men's coaching award will be contested by Tuchel, Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola, new Tottenham boss Antonio Conte, Italy's Roberto Mancini, Germany's Hansi Flick, Diego Simeone and Lionel Scaloni.

Hayes has been shortlisted for the women's prize along with England boss Sarina Wiegman, Lluis Cortes, Peter Gerhardsson and Beverly Priestman.

Two expert panels - one each for the men's and women's games - have also identified candidates for the best goalkeeper awards, with Alisson Becker, Mendy and Kasper Schmeichel flying the flag for the Premier League along with Italy star Gianluigi Donnarumma and Germany's Manuel Neuer, while Chelsea's Berger will go head to head with Christiane Endler, Stephanie Labbe, Hedvig Lindahl and Alyssa Naeher.

The nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award, given for the best goal, will be announced at a later date.

A public vote is now open on FIFA.com and will remain so until December 10, and three finalists in each category will be announced in January. The winners will be revealed at an online ceremony on January 17.

The Best FIFA Women's Player:

Stina Blackstenius (Sweden / BK Häcken)
Aitana Bonmati (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Lucy Bronze (England / Manchester City WFC)
Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden / Chelsea FC Women)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / FC Barcelona)
Pernille Harder (Denmark / Chelsea FC Women)
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Ji So-yun (Korea Repuiblic / Chelsea FC Women)
Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
Ellen White (England / Manchester City WFC)
Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns FC)
The Best FIFA Men's Player:

Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus FC / Manchester United FC)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München)
Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain)
Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)
Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea FC)
N'Golo Kanté (France / Chelsea FC)
Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)
The Best FIFA Women's Coach:

Lluís Cortés (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden / Swedish national team)
Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)
Beverly Priestman (England / Canadian national team)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team / English national team)
The Best FIFA Men's Coach: *

Antonio Conte (Italy / FC Internazionale Milano / Tottenham Hotspur FC)
Hansi Flick (Germany / FC Bayern München / German national team)
Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City FC)
Roberto Mancini (Italy / Italian national team)
Lionel Sebastián Scaloni (Argentina / Argentinian national team)
Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atlético de Madrid)
Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea FC)
The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper:

Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)
Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé (Canada / FC Rosengård / Paris Saint-Germain)
Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / Atlético de Madrid Femenino)
Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)
The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper:

Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain)
Édouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC)
Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München)
Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark / Leicester City FC)

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

What's the difference between 'The Best FIFA Award' and Ballon d'or?

 

[MenInG]

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr are among the Best Fifa Football Awards' player of the year nominees.

Salah is on the men's shortlist with Paris St-Germain's Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski.

Kerr has been nominated with Barcelona pair Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas in the women's category.

The winners will be announced at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich on 17 January.

Egypt international Salah is currently the Premier League's top scorer, with 16 goals, having finished second to Harry Kane last season, while Australia forward Kerr helped Chelsea retain the Women's Super League title in 2021 and reach the Champions League final.

The awards are voted for by international managers, captains of international teams, journalists and fans.

Lewandowski won the men's award in 2020, while England and Manchester City's Lucy Bronze won the women's.

Tottenham's Erik Lamela is on the shortlist for the Fifa Puskas Award, which recognises the best goal in world football during the year, after his 'rabona' finish in the north London derby against Arsenal last March.

BBC

 

[MenInG]

Winner: Best Fifa Men's Player
Robert Lewandowski

 

[Firebat]

Robert Lewandowski: Bayern striker wins Best Fifa Men's Player of the Year award

Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named 2021 Best Fifa Men's Player of the Year, while Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo landed the special award.

Lewandowski, 33, claimed the prize for the second consecutive year after scoring 69 goals.

He won ahead of Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Paris St-Germain's Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo was lauded for being the men's international all-time top scorer.

Barcelona's Alexia Putellas won the Best Fifa Women's Player of the Year.

Lewandowski broke the late Gerd Muller's 49-year record for scoring the most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year with 43 in 34 league appearances.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel won the award for the Best Fifa men's coach for guiding Chelsea to their second Champions League title after only joining the club in January.

Former Tottenham winger Erik Lamela - sold to Sevilla in the summer - won the Fifa Puskas award, which recognises the best goal in world football during the year, after his 'rabona' finish in the north London derby against Arsenal last March.

Chelsea's Edouard Mendy won the award for the Best Fifa men's goalkeeper after a successful first season with the club, including a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League final.

The Denmark national team and their staff won the Best Fifa fair play award for their swift response after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during the Euro 2020 game with Finland.

On a successful night for Chelsea, Emma Hayes also won the award for the Best Fifa women's coach as her side won a treble of domestic trophies.

As for the collective awards, Manchester City's Ruben Dias and Kevin de Bruyne joined Chelsea's N'Golo Kante and Jorginho, and Ronaldo, in the Best Fifa men's team of the year.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60031269

 

[MenInG]

England trio Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Keira Walsh join Argentina's World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi as nominees for the 2022 Fifa Best Awards.

Borussia Dortmund's England midfielder Jude Bellingham is also named on the men's shortlist, with Real Madrid pair Luka Modric and Karim Benzema.

Chelsea's Sam Kerr and Jessie Fleming are nominated for the women's award, as is last year's winner Alexia Putellas.

Sarina Wiegman, Emma Hayes and Pep Guardiola are up for best coach.

Arsenal forward Mead's nomination comes in a year in which she was named player of the tournament at Euro 2022, shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or and won BBC Sport's Personality of the Year.

Lionesses manager Wiegman, who led the team to their first major tournament trophy at Euro 2022, is joined on the women's coach list by Canada's English-born manager Beverly Priestman, as well as Chelsea's Hayes.

The Chelsea coach, who won the Fifa Best award last year, became the first manager to guide a side to three consecutive WSL titles in May.

Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti, France's Didier Deschamps and Argentina's World Cup-winning manager Lionel Scaloni are nominated for best men's coach.

Morocco's Walid Regragui also features on the shortlist after his side became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne and Julian Alvarez are all nominated for best men's player, as is Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool's Alisson Becker, Manchester City's Ederson and Aston Villa and Argentina's Emiliano Martinez are up for the best men's goalkeeper award.

England and Manchester United number one Mary Earps is on the women's shortlist, alongside Chelsea's Ann-Katrin Berger.

Alessia Russo's backheeled finish in England's Euro 2022 semi-final win over Sweden is among the contenders for the Fifa Puskas Award for the year's best goal.

She will face competition from Kylian Mbappe's stunning volley for France, which took the World Cup final to extra time.

Voting closes on 3 February, with the three finalists in each category to be announced later that month.

Best Women's Player
Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona)

Debinha (Brazil/North Carolina Courage)

Jessie Fleming (Canada/Chelsea)

Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Lyon)

Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea)

Beth Mead (England/Arsenal)

Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal)

Alex Morgan (USA/Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave)

Lena Oberdorf (Germany/Wolfsburg)

Alexandra Popp (Germany/Wolfsburg)

Alexia Putellas (Spain/Barcelona)

Wendie Renard (France/Lyon)

Keira Walsh (England/Manchester City/Barcelona)

Leah Williamson (England/Arsenal)

Best Men's Player
Julian Alvarez (Argentina/Club Atletico River Plate/Manchester City)

Jude Bellingham (England/Borussia Dortmund)

Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid)

Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City)

Erling Haaland (Norway/Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)

Achraf Hakimi (Spain/Paris Saint-Germain)

Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich/Barcelona)

Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool/Bayern Munich)

Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain)

Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain)

Luka Modric (Croatia/Real Madrid)

Neymar (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain)

Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)

Vinicius Junior (Brazil/Real Madrid)

Best Women's Coach
Sonia Bompastor (France/Olympique Lyonnais)

Emma Hayes (England/Chelsea FC Women)

Bev Priestman (England/Canadian national team)

Pia Sundhage (Sweden/Brazilian national team)

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany/German national team)

Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/English national team)

Best Men's Coach
Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid)

Didier Deschamps (France/French national team)

Pep Guardiola (Spain/Manchester City)

Walid Regragui (Morocco/ Wydad AC/ Moroccan national team)

Lionel Scaloni (Argentina/ Argentinian national team)

Best Women's Goalkeeper
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany/Chelsea)

Mary Earps (England/Manchester United)

Christiane Endler (Chile/Olympique Lyonnais)

Merle Frohms (Germany/Eintracht Frankfurt/VfL Wolfsburg)

Alyssa Naeher (USA/Chicago Red Stars)

Sandra Panos Garcia-Villamil (Spain/Barcelona)

Best Men's Goalkeeper
Alisson Becker (Brazil/Liverpool)

Yassine Bounou (Morocco/ Sevilla)

Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid)

Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City)

Emiliano Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa)

BBC

 

[MenInG]

Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named men's player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards.

The 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize.

Messi captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, and scored 27 goals in 49 games for club and country in 2021-22.

Barcelona's Alexia Putellas was named women's player of the year.

Wiegman and Putellas win major women's honours
Messi, who won the award for a second time, said: "It's amazing. It's been a tremendous year and it's an honour for me to be here and win this award. Without my team-mates I wouldn't be here.

"I achieved the dream I had been hoping for for so long. Very few people can achieve that and I have been lucky to do so."

At the ceremony in Paris, Lionel Scaloni, who led Argentina to their third World Cup title, was named men's coach of the year.

Scaloni beat Pep Guardiola - who guided Manchester City to a sixth Premier League title - and Real Madrid's Champions League-winning boss Carlo Ancelotti to the honour.

England manager Sarina Wiegman was named women's coach of the year after leading the Lionesses to European Championship glory on home soil last year, the team's first major trophy.

Aston Villa and Argentina's Emiliano Martinez was recognised as the best men's goalkeeper, while England's Mary Earps won the women's award.

Martinez, 30, helped his country win the World Cup, saving four penalties along the way including in the shootout victory against France in the final.

Earps, who plays for Manchester United in the Women's Super League, started all six of England's games at Euro 2022 as they won the competition.

How Martinez became world's best goalkeeper
Amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy, of Polish side Warta Poznan, won the Fifa Puskas award for the best goal of the year. He sent a stunning overhead volley against Stal Rzeszow flying into the back of the net with the help of his crutches.

Recipient of the fair play award was Luka Lochoshvili, who held the tongue of his opponent, Georg Teigl, to save his life after the midfielder had fallen unconscious.

Fifpro men's world XI: Thibaut Courtois; Achraf Hakimi, Virgil van Dijk, Joao Cancelo; Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Casemiro; Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe.

Men's world XI
Full list of winners:
The Best men's player: Lionel Messi

The Best women's player: Alexia Putellas

The Best men's goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez

The Best women's goalkeeper: Mary Earps

The Best men's coach: Lionel Scaloni

The Best women's coach: Sarina Wiegman

The Best Puskas award: Marcin Oleksy

The Best fan award: Argentina fans

The Best fair play award: Luka Lochoshvili

 

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Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has won the Men's Ballon d'Or for an eighth time.

The 36-year-old was recognised at the ceremony in Paris after helping his country win the World Cup in Qatar last year.

England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham won the Kopa Trophy for the world's best player aged under 21.

Messi won his record-extending Ballon d'Or award ahead of Manchester City forward Erling Haaland.

France forward Kylian Mbappe - who became just the second man to score a World Cup final hat-trick in the 4-2 penalty shootout loss to Argentina - finished third.

"It's nice to be here once more to enjoy this moment," Messi said. "To be able to win the World Cup and achieve my dream."

The former Barcelona and Paris St-Germain star added: "I couldn't imagine having the career I've had and everything I've achieved, the fortune I've had to be part of the best team in history.

"All of them [Ballon d'Or awards] are special for different reasons."

Martinez recognised as world's best goalkeeper

Argentina World Cup winner and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez won the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper in the world.

Martinez won the Golden Glove in Qatar, saving a spot-kick from Kingsley Coman in the penalty shootout win against France in the final.

He also helped Aston Villa finish seventh in the Premier League and secure a place in the Europa Conference League.

However, Martinez was jeered by some of the crowd at the Paris ceremony. The goalkeeper was criticised for this celebration after winning the World Cup against France last year.

Manchester City win club of year award

Manchester City were named the club of the year at the awards for the second year running.

Pep Guardiola's side became only the second English team to win the Treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup last season.

They had seven players shortlisted for the men's Ballon d'Or award.

Vinicius Jr recognised as he vows to fight against racism

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr received the Socrates Award for his contribution off the field and vowed to keep speaking out against racism in world football.

Vinicius has been the target of racist abuse regularly in La Liga games for the past two seasons.

He was recognised for starting a foundation that is building schools in impoverished areas and investing in education in Brazil.

"I will remain strong in the fight against racism," said the Brazilian. "It is a very sad thing to talk about racism nowadays, but we have to continue in the fight so that people suffer less."

Beckham pays tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton

Former England and Manchester United midfielder presented the men's Ballon d'Or to Messi, but before announcing the winner he paid tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton.

The England World Cup winner died at the age of 86 earlier this month.

"I probably don't have to tell this room how special Sir Bobby was to the world of football," Beckham said.

"He was respected on the field for what he won but was respected even more off the field for what he stood for.

"He will be missed. When we looked up into the stands he would always be there cheering us on.

"He started it off for me. If it was not for Sir Bobby turning around to Manchester United and saying 'watch this young man' I probably would not have played for Manchester United.

"I owe him everything."

Messi wins Men's Ballon d'Or for eighth time

Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi beats Erling Haaland to win the Ballon d'Or for an eighth time.

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Foden named PFA player of year, Palmer young player

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has won the Professional Footballers' Association men's player of the year award, while Chelsea winger Cole Palmer was named young player of the year.

It is the first time since the 2009-10 campaign that both men's awards have gone to English players.

Wayne Rooney and James Milner won the player and young player of the year prizes respectively for that season.

"To win this award is something very special and it is one that I am very proud of and grateful for," said Foden.

"To be recognised this way by your fellow professionals means everything and I would like to thank everyone who voted for me.

"Last season was another very special one for everyone at the club, but now all our focus is concentrated on trying to achieve more success this term."

Foden scored 19 goals in 35 top-flight appearances in 2023-24 as City won a historic fourth successive Premier League, and - aged 23 - he became the youngest player to have won six league titles.

This is the first time the Stockport-born playmaker has been the PFA's player of the year, having twice been selected as the best young player.

He also won the 2023-24 Premier League player of the season award and was named the Football Writers' Association (FWA) footballer of the year.

Foden beat his City team-mates Erling Haaland, who won the award last year, and Rodri, as well as Chelsea's Palmer, Arsenal's Martin Odegaard and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins who were on the shortlist.


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Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez recognised as world's best goalkeeper for second year in row.

 

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Harry Kane given award for best goalscorer - shared with Kylian Mbappe who did not attend

 

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Lamine Yamal wins Kopa Trophy for best young player.

 

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Ballon d'Or: Rodri

Ballon d'Or Feminin: Aitana Bonmati

Yashin Trophy: Emiliano Martinez

Gerd Muller Trophy: Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe

Kopa Trophy: Lamine Yamal

Socrates Award: Jennifer Hermoso

Men's coach of the year: Carlo Ancelotti

Women's coach of the year: Emma Hayes

Men's club of the year: Real Madrid

Women's club of the year: Barcelona

 

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Haaland and Rodri nominated for Fifa men's award

Manchester City's Rodri and Erling Haaland are the sole nominees from the Premier League in the best male player category at the 2024 Fifa Best Awards.

The pair have been recognised after City became the first team in English top-flight history to win four league titles in a row.

Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham is one of 11 nominees for the prize, which is dominated by Spain-based players.

Lionel Messi, the 2023 winner, is the only player nominated for the award to play outside of Europe.

Ballon d'Or winner Rodri is a leading contender for the prize but faces competition from Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, who finished runner-up to the Spaniard in the voting in October.

Bellingham, 21, who finished third in the Ballon d'Or voting, will be hoping to become the first male English player to win the Fifa prize.

The award will be decided by an equally weighted split between fans, current captains and coaches of all women's and men's national teams, and media representatives.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who won coach of the year in 2023, is again nominated, alongside Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti, Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso, Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni and Spain coach Luis de la Fuente.

Arsenal's David Raya, Manchester City's Ederson and Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez have been nominated for the goalkeeper of the year award.

Real Madrid's Andriy Lunin, Paris St-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma, AC Milan's Mike Maignan and Athletic Bilbao's Unai Simon make up the rest of the nominees.

Best men’s player nominees

Dani Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid)

Erling Haaland (Norway/Manchester City)

Federico Valverde (Uruguay/Real Madrid)

Florian Wirtz (Germany/Bayer Leverkusen)

Jude Bellingham (England/Real Madrid)

Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris St-Germain/Real Madrid)

Lamine Yamal (Spain/Barcelona)

Lionel Messi (Argentina/Inter Miami)

Rodri (Spain/Manchester City)

Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid)

Vinicius Jr (Brazil/Real Madrid)

Best men’s coach nominees

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)

Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)

Luis de la Fuente (Spain)

Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)

Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)

Best men’s goalkeeper nominees

Andriy Lunin (Ukraine/Real Madrid)

David Raya (Spain/Arsenal)

Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City)

Emiliano Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy/Paris St-Germain)

Mike Maignan (France/AC Milan)

Unai Simon (Spain/Athletic Bilbao)

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Vinicius Jr named Fifa Best men's player of the year

Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has been named the men's player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards.

The 24-year-old and his club boycotted the recent Ballon d'Or awards after missing out to Manchester City's Rodri - but he picked up this prize in Doha, Qatar.

Vinicius played a key role in Real's Champions League and La Liga-winning campaign in 2023-24, scoring 24 goals and providing 11 assists.

Earlier in the ceremony, Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati was named the women's player of the year for the second year in a row.

This was the first time Vinicius has won the award and capped a happier finish to the season than October's Ballon d'Or boycott.

The Ballon d'Or and Fifa Best awards are the two most prestigious in football.

This was Vinicius' first Fifa prize, with Lionel Messi winning the previous two and Robert Lewandowski the two before that.

Vinicius Jr wins Fifa Best men's player of year award

Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Jr is named the men's player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards.

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