The 7th edition of the Best FIFA Football Awards took place in Paris on Monday night....CONTINUE READING
11 prizes including The Best FIFA Football Men’s Player were up for grabs.
All awards are based on performance from August 8, 2021 to December 18, 2022.
The night began with the FIFA Women’s Best Goalkeeper going to Manchester United and England star Mary Earps.
Argentina and Aston Villa stopper Emiliano Martinez was also named the Men’s goalkeeper for 2022.
Next to be crowned were England manager Salina Wiegman and Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni for the Women’s and Men’s coach of the year respectively.
Wiegman won her third Women’s Coach of the Year award in her career after leading England to glory at Euro 2022.
Scaloni became the first non-European to win the Men’s Best Coach Award after leading Argentina to her famous FIFA World Cup triumph.
Argentina’s fans were also recognized for the role they played at Qatar 2022.
Georgian defender Luka Lochoshvili received The FIFA Fair Play Award for helping to save the life of an opponent on the field. While playing for Wolfsberger in Austria last year, Lochoshvili sprung to the aid of Georg Teigl, who had been knocked unconscious. Lochoshvili held Teigl’s tongue to prevent him from swallowing it thereby saving his life.
Barcelona and Spain star Alexia Putellas won The Best FIFA Women’s Player award for the second year in a row.
The night ended with Lionel Messi, Argentina’s icon captain, winning The Best FIFA Men’s Player award for the second time in his career. He had also won the award in 2019.
Here are complete list of winners.
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
Mary Earps
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
Emiliano Martinez
FIFA Puskas Award
Marcin Oleksy
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach
Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach
Lionel Scaloni
FIFA Fair Play Award
Luka Lochoshvili
FIFA Fan Award
Argentina fans
The Best FIFA Women’s Player
Alexia Putellas
The Best FIFA Men’s Player
Lionel Messi
FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11
Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Mapi Leon, Wendie Renard, Leah Williamson, Lena Oberdorf, Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Sam Kerr & Beth Mead, Alex Morgan
FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11
Thibaut Courtois, Joao Cancelo, Virgil van Dijk, Achraf Hakimi, Casemiro, Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe & Lionel Messi.
