The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022ā¢ ceremony, held in Paris on Monday, 27 February, crowned Alexia Putellas and Lionel Messi as the outstanding players of the past year, alongside recognising the outstanding performances of coaches, goalkeepers and more across the menās and womenās game.
The winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022:
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The Best FIFA Women’s Player: Alexia Putellas (Spain/FC Barcelona FemenĆ)
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The Best FIFA Men’s Player: Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain FC)
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The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United WFC)
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The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper: Emiliano MartĆnez (Argentina/Aston Villa FC)
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The Best FIFA Women’s Coach: Sarina Wiegman (England Womenās National Team)
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The Best FIFA Men’s Coach: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina Menās National Team)
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The FIFA PuskĆ”s Award: Marcin Oleksy (Poland/Warta PoznaÅ)
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The FIFA Fair Play Award: Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia/Wolfsberger AC/U.S. Cremonese)
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The FIFA Fan Award: Argentinian Fans
Footballing legend and global icon Lionel Messi took home the award for The Best FIFA Menās Player following Argentinaās historic FIFA World Cup 2022ā¢ victory in December, inspired by the Paris Saint-Germain FC forward.
FC Barcelona FemenĆās Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas was recognised as The Best FIFA Womenās Player for the second year in a row after a successful year that saw her club win a third successive league title.
Mary Earps was voted The Best FIFA Womenās Goalkeeper after a year in which she lifted the UEFA Womenās EURO 2022 with the Lionesses. Argentina shot-stopper Emiliano MartĆnez got his hands on The Best FIFA Menās Goalkeeper prize following his outstanding performances throughout FIFA World Cup 2022.
The English national teamās manager Sarina Wiegman won The Best FIFA Womenās Coach after leading the Lionesses to European glory and her second successive UEFA EURO title, while Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni added The Best FIFA Menās Coach to his trophy cabinet, alongside the FIFA World Cup trophy.
The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony also recognised the standout goal of the year as Marcin Oleksy won The FIFA PuskƔs Award for his impressive finish. Georgian player Luka Lochoshvili picked up The FIFA Fair Play Award in recognition of his exemplary reaction whilst playing for Wolfsberger AC when an opposing player fell unconscious on the pitch and Luka rushed to his aid.
In addition, Argentinian fans were recognised for their support of the national team during the FIFA World Cup 2022, which saw impressive numbers travel to Qatar and millions of fans then welcomed their winning heroes home to Buenos Aires and across the country.
The winners of The Best player, goalkeeper and coach awards were determined through a voting process in which four groups had an equal say: football fans, selected media representatives and the captains and head coaches of national teams from around the globe. – www.fifa.com
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