FIFA's best awards: L. Messi surpasses competitors again

2024-01-16 08:16 © scanpix

On the evening in London, the winners of the FIFA Awards ceremony were revealed.

The prestigious prizes were awarded to the winners of nine nominations.

The best men's coach was recognized as the "Man City" master of victories Josep Guardiola.

The laurels for the best women's coach went to the England national team representative Sarina Wiegman.

The title of best women's goalkeeper was awarded to the Englishwoman Mary Earps, in the men's category the corresponding award went to "Man City" player Ederson.

The FIFA Fair Play Award was presented to the national team of Brazil.

The F. Puskas Award was given to Giulherme Madruga, the fan title - to the supporter of „Atletico Colon“.

The best player among men was recognized as the leader of Miami "Inter" and the Argentine national team Lionel Messi, among women - the defender of "Barcelona" Aitana Bonmati.

Symbolic men's and women's teams:

Thibaut Courtois, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Jude Bellingham, Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Vinicius.

Mary Earps, Alex Greenwood, Lucy Bronze, Olga Carmona, Aitana Bonmati, Ella Toone, Keira Walsh, Alex Morgan, Alessia Russo, Lauren James, Samantha Kerr.

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Nominations and candidates:

Best male player (candidates: L. Messi, K. Mbappe, E. Haaland), female player (A. Bonmati, L. Caicedo, J. Hermoso), F. Puskas Award (J. Enciso, G. Madruga, N. Santos), best male coach (J. Guardiola, S. Inzaghi, L. Spalletti), best female coach (J. Giraldez, E. Hayes, S. Wiegman), male goalkeeper (Y. Bounou, Th. Courtois, Ederson), female goalkeeper (M. Arnold, C. Coll, M. Earps).

The ceremony also revealed the winners of the best fan and fair play nominations.