FIFA Awards 2023: During the annual Best FIFA Awards, which were hosted in Paris on Sunday night, forward and captain of Argentina’s national team, Lionel Messi was named Best Men’s Player. Whereas, Alexia Putellas was awarded with Best Women’s Player. Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema were among the contenders, but Messi outscored them to win the award.
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Lionel Messi and 2022 World Cup
The 35-year-old, who has won the Ballon d’Or award seven times, was honoured for his outstanding efforts during Argentina’s successful FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar last year, when he had some standout performances that will go down in football history.
After Argentina’s resounding victory at the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East, Lionel Messi was finally able to add the final major prize to his already impressive collection of trophies. Messi showed off his unmatched skill on the field throughout the competition, scoring seven goals and taking the initiative to lead his squad.
Lionel Messi achieved a dream that he and his supporters had held dear for more than ten years when he scored twice in the 2022 World Cup final and helped his team win the prized trophy. Messi has also made a remarkable transfer at PSG, where he has seemingly become important part of the squad and notably help in their success.
Alexia Putellas crowned Best Women Player
The Spanish striker Alexia Putellas won the coveted BEST FIFA Women’s Player title, besting American Alex Morgan and English Beth Mead who were all strong candidates. Putellas had previously received this honour last year, thus this was not the first time she had received it.
Who won what at FIFA Awards 2023?
BEST FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England, Manchester United)
BEST FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
FIFA Puskás Award: Marcin Oleksy (Poland, For His Goal In 2022 Amputee World Cup)
BEST FIFA Women’s Coach: Sarina Wiegman (Coach of England Women’s national team)
BEST FIFA Men’s Coach: Lionel Scaloni (Coach of the Argentina Men’s team)
FIFA Fair Play Award: Luka Lochoshvili for saving the life of Austria Wien’s Georg Teigl
FIFA Fan Award: Argentinian Fans
2022 FIFA Women’s World XI: Endler, Bronze, Leon, Williamson, Renard, Putellas, Walsh, Oberdorf, Morgan, Kerr, Mead
2022 FIFA Men’s World XI: Courtois, Hakimi, Cancelo, Van Dijk, De Bruyne, Modric, Casemiro, Messi, Mbappe, Benzema, Haaland
BEST FIFA Women’s Player: Alexia Putellas (Spain, FC Barcelona)
BEST FIFA Men’s Player: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Paris Saint-Germain)
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