The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022: Messi wins Best FIFA Men’s Player
- The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022: Messi wins Best FIFA Men’s Player, ceremony, categories and winners
- The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022: Messi wins Best FIFA Men’s Player, ceremony, categories and winners
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022: Messi wins Best FIFA Men’s Player, ceremony, categories and winners
The winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022:
The Best FIFA Women’s Player: Alexia Putellas (Spain/FC Barcelona Femení)
The Best FIFA Men’s Player: Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain FC)
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United WFC)
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina/Aston Villa FC)
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach: Sarina Wiegman (England Women’s National Team)
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina Men’s National Team)
The FIFA Puskás Award: Marcin Oleksy (Poland/Warta Poznań)
The FIFA Fair Play Award: Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia/Wolfsberger AC/U.S. Cremonese)
The FIFA Fan Award: Argentinian Fans
The Best
Both Messi and Alexia claimed their second The Best FIFA Awards in Paris tonight with the FC Barcelona Femeni player adding to her win last year.
The PSG striker won the award in the 2019 season when still with Barça.
The official event may have ended but stay with us as we bring you the reaction and latest news from Paris.
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Messi acknowledges that it is an honour to be on the podium and even greater to win.
The striker claims that it was a dream come true to win the World Cup.
He thanks his teammates at Argentina and his family.
Messi wins Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022
Infantino is on hand and confirms that Lionel Messi is the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022.
This is Messi’s second FIFA The Best Award.
Next up, the The Best FIFA Men’s Player….
the shortlist is:
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/France)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Argentina)
but I think we all know who wins this one !
Alexia immediately offers the award to Morgan and Mead and also gives gratitude to her teammates at Barça.
This award will be presented by Gianni Infantino.
The winner for 2022 is: Alexia Putellas who wins the award for the second year in a row
So, next up, we’re going to have the award for The Best FIFA Women’s Player.
The shortlist:
Beth Mead (Arsenal/England)
Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave/USWNT)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)
The Best FIFA Women’s Player & The Best FIFA Men’s Player
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Tulo Bombo picks up the award on behalf of the Argentina supporters.
He also lets slip the winner of the Best FIFA Men’s Player !! and yes…. another Argentinean ….
The award will be presented by Adriana Lima and Andres Cantor and they confirm that the award goes to:
Argentinian National Team fans (Argentina)
The Best FIFA Fan Award next..
the three nominees are:
Abdullah Al Salmi (Saudi Arabia): Abdullah journeyed by foot from his hometown of Jeddah to Qatar, hiking across the Saudi Arabian desert, to support his national team at the FIFA World Cup.
Argentinian National Team fans (Argentina): Argentina fans travelled to Qatar in impressive numbers to provide incredible support for their team’s ultimately victorious FIFA World Cup campaign, and millions of fans then welcomed their heroes home to Buenos Aires and across the country.
Japanese National Team fans (Japan): Japan fans earned worldwide recognition for their tradition of staying behind to help clean the stadium after World Cup games.
FIFA Fairplay Award.…up next ….Alei Daei and Formiga announce that Worlsberger player
The winner is: Wolfsberger player Georgian Lochoshvili who helped saved the life of FK Austria Vienna player md game as he prevented him from swallowing his tounge.
Another musical interlude as we’re reminded of some of the highlights of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Scaloni thanks his players who helped Argentina win the World Cup in 2022.
The former Mallorca and Depor player also thanks his backroom staff.
The winner will be announced by Fabio Capello and Enganamouit who confirm that Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni is the winner.
Next award is the The Best FIFA Men’s Coach…
three men in line are:
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
Wiegman wins Best Award for third time
Sarina Wiegman has already won this award twice and now becomes the first person to complete a FIFA Best hat-trick.
Congratulations to the Lionesses boss.
Jill Ellis and Hristo Stoichkov are on hand to announce that the winner is Sarina Wiegman.
That’s her third Best FIFA Award !
Next up … coaching awards and first up will be The Best FIFA Women’s Coach.
Shortlist three are:
Sonia Bompastor (Lyon)
Pia Sundhage (Brazil)
Sarina Wiegman (England)
Three awards under the belt… five to go….
Del Piero and Carli Lloyd confirm that….
…the winner is ..Marcin Oleksy
These are the shortlisted three goals:
Marcin Oleksy (Poland): Warta Poznań v. Stal Rzeszów [PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa] (6 November 2022)
Dimitri Payet (France): Olympique de Marseille v. PAOK Thessaloniki [UEFA Europa Conference League] (7 April 2022)
Richarlison (Brazil): Brazil v. Serbia [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (24 November 2022)
Julio Cesar and Eniola Aluko confirm that ‘Dibu’ Martinez wins the award.
The Villa stopper claims that this award and the World Cup is a source of pride for the nation.
The keeper dedicates the award to his ‘idols’ …his mum and dad !
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper next
The three shortlisted stoppers….
Yassine Bounou (Sevilla/Morocco)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid/Belgium)
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
Didier Drogba and Labbe confirm that Mary Earps is the winner.
The Manchester United/England keeper takes to the stage to collect the first award of the evening.
Sarina Wiegman gets a mention in a fine speech from Earps.
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
First award of the night…
The three candidates are:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea/Germany)
Mary Earps (Manchester United/England)
Christiane Endler (Lyon/Chile)
Eternal Pele is the final message from Seu Jorge and that was a fitting celebration for ‘O Rei’
Brazilian artist Seu Jorge will now offer a brief musical interlude with a Portuguese cover version of David Bowie’s ‘Changes’.
Jairzinho (Pele’s Brazil teammate) in the audience tonight now recalls how it was to play with Pele and focuses on the now legendary 1970 World Cup final as the Selecao overcame Italy in a final that is regarded as one of the most complete displays in a World Cup final.
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Carli Lloyd now recalls her perspective of Pele from his time with the NY Cosmos in the 70’s.
Marcia Aoki (Pele’s widow) takes to the stage and collects a special ‘Best FIFA Award’ for the former Santos and Brazil legend.
Aoki now speaks and thanks FIFA for the tribute.
Next guest is the Real Valladolid owner as Ronaldo (Brazilian) takes to the stage and offers his memories on Pele.
Ronaldo claims that Pele was an incredible inspiration for so many Brazilian players.
He recalls how Pele visited the striker in 2000 when he sustained a serious knee injury and adds that Pele, a black player came to be such an example for so many people and a beacon of hope for the world.
A moving moment as a short video looking back at some of O Rei’s finest moments is played.
Hard to believe he’s no longer with us.
‘O viva O Rei’
First up tonight is Gianni Infantino (FIFA President).
Fingers crossed it’s not from the school of ‘today I feel….’ that greeted us on the eve of the 2022 World Cup.
Infantino thanks Qatar for hosting the tournament and he mentions the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Infantino now remembers key players such as Vialli, Mijailovich who passed away along with Pele.
Short and sweet from Infantino.
Eight awards up for grabs tonight
The Best FIFA Men’s Player
The Best FIFA Women’s Player
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
The FIFA Puskás Award (Best goal)
The Best FIFA Fan Award
We’re live in Paris with our hosts for the evening Samantha Johnson and Jermaine Jenas at a packed Salle Pleyel in the French capital.
Having said that, Alex Morgan has flown in for the event too so there may not be too much weight in that theory !
Laporta representing FCB
Sometimes one can detect the winners by those who turn up. The fact that Joan Laporta and Alexis Putellas are here would confirm the mutterings that Alexia will scoop the Women’s Player Award for a second time …. time will tell.
Mbappe and Ronaldo meet on red carpet
Two terrific strikers unite on the red carpet outside the Salle Pleyel as French forward Kylian Mbappe greets Brazilian legend Ronaldo with a warm embrace…
The red carpet tonight is actually green !
Kylian Mbappé has arrived for the FIFA The Best ceremony! 🇫🇷🎥pic.twitter.com/bhMxgEHObm
— PSG Report (@PSG_Report) February 27, 2023
Infantino arrives
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is one of the latest guests to arrive at the Salle Pleyel.
Alexia arrives
Widely tipped to pick up the Best FIFA Award for Women’s Player for the second consecutive year, Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona/Spain) arrives at the Salle Pleyel with the ceremony set to start in less than 20 minutes.
😍😍😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/XRboresqFq
— Andy (@andyromoI0) February 27, 2023
‘Dibu’ excited
“Dibu” Martínez speaking as he makes his way inside the before The Best Awards: “I’m not nervous, but I am excited about something that can be important for the country”.
The Best FIFA Men’s Player
For accomplishments between 8 August 2021 and 18 December 2022.
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/France)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Argentina)
The wise money is going Messi’s way tonight with the Argentine looking set to bag his second Best FIFA Award for Men’s Player.
2022 Puskas Award (finalists)
Marcin Oleksy (Poland): Warta Poznań v. Stal Rzeszów [PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa] (6 November 2022)
Dimitri Payet (France): Olympique de Marseille v. PAOK Thessaloniki [UEFA Europa Conference League] (7 April 2022)
Richarlison (Brazil): Brazil v. Serbia [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (24 November 2022)
Guests arrive for photocall
The photocall area outside the Salle Pleyel is now starting to get busy as celebs and players past and present line up for the protocol snaps before making their way inside the theatre.
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
Shortlist:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea/Germany)
Mary Earps (Manchester United/England)
Christiane Endler (Lyon/Chile)
A tough one to call between Earps who was England’s starting goalkeeper as her nation finally won silverware in summer 2022 and Lyon stopper Endler who has cemented herself as one of the world’s top shot-stoppers in recent years and her consistency and longevity may see her edge out the rivals and could see her win the award for the second successive year.
The Best FIFA Football Awards: Women’s Goalkeeper (previous winners)
2019: Sari van Veenendaal
2020: Sarah Bouhaddi
2021:Christiane Endler
The Best FIFA Football Awards: Men’s Goalkeeper (previous winners)
2017: Gianluigi Buffon
2018: Thibaut Courtois
2019: Allisson
2020: Manuel Neuer
2021: Edouard Mendy
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
Three finalists
Yassine Bounou (Sevilla/Morocco)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid/Belgium)
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
Will we see the Argentina World Cup winner factor at play in deciding this award? The Sevilla and Morocco stopper (Bonnou) was key to the ‘Lions of the Atlas’ becoming the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final with his heroics against Spain in the penalty shoot-out fresh in the mind.
Courtois was instrumental in Real Madrid winning the Champions League in Paris denying Liverpool on numerous occasions with the Belgian stopper a key player in the Bernabeu side winning the 2021-22 LaLiga title and would be a worthy winner but once again, the tipsters are giving the nod to the Aston Villa player.
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach finalists revealed
Shortlist
Sonia Bompastor (Lyon)
Pia Sundhage (Brazil)
Sarina Wiegman (England)
This award is a tricky one to call as Wiegman has already won this award twice and will become the first person to complete a FIFA Best hat-trick if she repeats the trick.
The experts are tipping the England boss for the award despite stiff competition from Bompastor who was in charge as Lyon won their eighth Champions League since 2011 and Sundhage led Brazil to victory in the Copa América, a competition they’ve only ever failed to win once.
The Best FIFA Football Awards: Men’s Coach (previous winners)
2016: Claudio Ranieri
2017: Zinedine Zidane
2018: Didier Deschamps
2019: Jurgen Klopp
2020: Jurgen Klopp
2021: Thomas Tuchel
Coach of the year (men’s)
Shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s coach
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
Despite Guardiola winning the Premier League with Manchester City and Ancelotti securing a Champions League/LaLiga double with Real Madrid, the smart money tonight is on Scaloni scooping the award for his role in overseeing Argentina win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The last Albiceleste win came 36 years previous and after a shock opening defeat against Saudi Arabia, Argentina overcame France in a penalty shoot-out in Lusail on 18 December.
Scaloni renews with Argentina through to 2026
It was one of the worst kept secrets but today, the AFA (Argentine FA) confirmed that head coach Lionel Scaloni will over see the natiobnal team through to the 2026 World Cup which will be staged in Mexico, Canada and the US.
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