The Complete List of FIFA Best Football Award Winners
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VIVA – The FIFA Best Football Award is an annual award organized by the International governing body of football, FIFA. The awards ceremony honors the best football players, coaches, and teams from around the world, based on their performances over the previous season.
The Argentina team looks dominant in the list of winners that was held in Paris, France, on Tuesday. The success of winning the 2022 World Cup made Argentina get several titles.
For the main category; The Best FIFA Men's Player was obtained by Lionel Messi. He managed to beat his two competitors, Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema.
In the best coach category, Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni won. He beat Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) and Pep Guardiola (Manchester City).
Argentina also won the title in the best goalkeeper category. Argentina and Aston Villa national team goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez became the best.
Another Argentine title came from The FIFA Fan Award. Argentina fans won this title because of fantastic support during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the team's lively welcome in Buenos Aires.
The Puskas Award was a surprise, Marcin Oleksy won the best goal of the tournament. His goal beat the goals of two-star players Richarlison and Dimitri Payet.
Here's the complete list of The Best FIFA Football Awards winners:
FIFA Best Female Player: Alexia Putellas (Spain/FC Barcelona Femení)
FIFA Best Male Player: Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain FC)
FIFA Best Female Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United WFC)
FIFA Best Male Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina/Aston Villa FC)
FIFA Best Women's Coach: Sarina Wiegman (England national team)
Best FIFA Men's Coach: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina national team)
FIFA Puskás Award: Marcin Oleksy (Poland/Warta Pozna)
FIFA Fair Play Award: Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia/Wolfsberger AC/U.S. Cremonese)
FIFA Fan Award: Argentina Fans