The Best Fifa awards LIVE: Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, and Kylian Mbappe nominated for top men’s prize
Who will triumph at Fifa’s annual awards ceremony?
The seventh annual Fifa Best Awards takes place this evening with a host of football’s biggest stars, including the likes of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, nominated for the top prizes. Three finalists in each category have been confirmed ahead of the ceremony in Paris.
France’s Karim Benzema, along with Messi and Mbappe has been nominated for the Best Fifa Men’s Player award whilst England’s Beth Mead is competing against the USA’s Alex Morgan and 2021 winner Alexia Putellas for the Fifa Best Women’s Player award. Elsewhere, England boss Sarina Wiegman is nominated for Fifa Best Women’s Coach and the Puskas Award will be handed out to the male or female judged to have scored the “most beautiful” goal of the calendar year.
This year saw major tournaments in both men’s and women’s football meaning men’s World Cup winners Argentina and England’s Euro 2022-winning Lionesses are both in line for a trophy-laden night. The great and the good will all be gathered in Paris for a ceremony that should celebrate a fantastic year of football.
Follow along with out live blog as the Fifa Best award winners are announced:
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There’s just two awards left to be handed out tonight. First up is the award for Best Women’s Player of 2022.
Beth Mead (England), Alex Morgan (USA) and Alexia Putellas (Spain) are the nominees.
Fifa Best Awards
Messi, Benzema, Mbappe and Haaland all included in the Men’s World XI. That’s an obscene attack.
Jermaine Jenas jokes that Casemiro will have to do a lot of defending in this line up and the Brazilian retorts that no-one would be able to get the ball of them.
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Men’s World XI: Thibaut Courtois; Achraf Hakimi, Virgil van Dijk, Joao Cancelo; Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Casemiro; Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland
Fifa Best Awards
Now is the time for the Men’s Fifpro World XI to be announced, like the Women’s XI this one has been voted for by players around the world.
The Men’s World XI is...
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Argentina’s Fans won the Fifa Fan Award for the support they showed during the World Cup in Qatar.
Fifa Best Awards
Women’s World XI: Christiane Endler; Lucy Bronze, Maria Leon, Leah Williamson, Wendie Renard; Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorf; Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead
Fifa Best Awards
Next up is the Fifa Fifpro Women’s World XI. A Reminder that this one is voted for by players around the world. The best XI players in the World are...
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