London played host to FIFA’s “The Best” awards on Monday, celebrating outstanding achievements in football. Here are the winners from the ceremony. The award period for the women’s accolades was between August 1, 2022, and August 20, 2023. For the men’s prizes, the award period was from December 19, 2022, to August 20, 2023.
Men’s Category:
- Best Player: Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain-Inter Miami)
- Best Coach: Pep Guardiola (Spain/Manchester City)
- Best Goalkeeper: Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City)
- Puskas (Best Goal) Award: Guilherme Madruga (Brazil/Botafogo)
- Fair Play Award: Brazilian Men’s Senior Team
- Team of the Year: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid), Kyle Walker (England/Manchester City), John Stones (England/Manchester City), Ruben Dias (Portugal/Manchester City), Bernardo Silva (Portugal/Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (England/Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Lionel Messi (Argentina/PSG-Inter Miami), Erling Haaland (Norway/Manchester City), Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Vinicius Junior (Brazil/Real Madrid)
Women’s Category:
- Best Player: Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona)
- Best Coach: Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/England)
- Best Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United)
- Team of the Year: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United), Olga Carmona (Spain/Real Madrid), Lucy Bronze (England/Barcelona), Alex Greenwood (England/Manchester City), Keira Walsh (England/Barcelona), Alessia Russo (England/Manchester United-Arsenal), Lauren James (England/Chelsea), Ella Toone (England/Manchester United), Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona), Alex Morgan (United States/San Diego Wave), Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea)
