FIFA “The Best” award winners

London: Following are the winners from FIFA’s “The Best” ceremony here on Monday:

Men

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

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)

Note: The award period for the women’s accolades was between August 1, 2022 and August 20, 2023. The award period for the men’s prizes was between December 19, 2022 and August 20, 2023.

–IANS