The Best 2022: FIFA Honors the Best of the Season

On Monday, February 27, FIFA presented The Best awards for the best players of the season.

The forward of PSG and the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi, was named the best player of the year.

The French footballers Kylian Mbappé (PSG) and Karim Benzema (Real) had also been nominated for this award.

The head coach of the Argentina national team, Lionel Scaloni, was deemed worthy of the title of best coach of the year. The trio of nominees for this award also included Carlo Ancelotti (Real) and Josep Guardiola (Manchester City).

Another representative of the Argentina national team, Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), became the best goalkeeper of the year. Martínez's rivals in this category were Thibaut Courtois (Real, Belgium) and Yassine Bounou (Sevilla, Morocco).

The Puskás Award, presented to the author of the most beautiful goal of the year, went to Poland's Marcin Oleksy.

The team of the year according to FIFA and FIFPRO

Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois (Real, Belgium);

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (PSG, Morocco), João Cancelo (Manchester City, Portugal), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands);

Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium), Luka Modrić (Real, Croatia), Casemiro (Manchester United / Real, Brazil);

Forwards: Lionel Messi (PSG, Argentina), Kylian Mbappé (PSG, France), Karim Benzema (Real, France), Erling Haaland (Manchester City / Borussia Dortmund, Norway).

The following awards were also presented to their recipients:

• Best player (women) - Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain);
• Best goalkeeper (women) - Mary Earps (Manchester United, England);
• Best coach (women) - Sarina Wiegman (England women's national team);
• Best fans - fans of the Argentina national team;
• Fair Play Award - Luka Lokoshvili (who helped save an opposing player during a match);
• Special award - Pelé.

The award winners were determined based on results from the start of the 2021/22 season until the end of the 2022 World Cup.

Source: daryo.uz