Fifa The Best Awards - LIVE!
The best players in the world are facing off for one of football’s most prestigious honours tonight in the end of year Fifa awards.
Mohamed Salah, Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski are up for the men’s player prize, after making it through a longlist of nominees announced late in 2021.
Bayern Munich’s Lewandowski is the defending champion having claimed the award for 2020, whereas Paris Saint-Germain’s Messi won the recent Ballon d’Or trophy - following his Copa America triumph with Argentina.
Unlike the Ballon d’Or, a quarter of The Best’s votes are cast by the public alongside the world’s international managers, captains and media. There are also plenty of other gongs up for grabs, including the Puskas award, Best Women’s Player, and the coaching award.
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Highlights
Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy takes goalkeeper crown Puskas Award goes to Erik Lamela Emma Hayes adds to Chelsea collection with coaching award Thomas Tuchel wins men’s prize FIFPro Team of the Year named Alexia Putellas wins Women’s award Robert Lewandowski takes Men’s prizeLive updates
Robert Lewandowski wins Best Men’s Player award
Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah missed out as Robert Lewandowski claimed the award for Best Men’s Player at Fifa’s awards ceremony tonight.
Alexia Putellas took home The Best Women’s Player prize with Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel and Emma Hayes scooping the coaching categories.
It’s not an award ceremony without the victor taking a selfie holding the trophy!
England’s media vote in The Best awards, The Times’ Martyn Ziegler, reveals his vote.
Not a great year for Barcelona’s Men’s team - but the Women are blazing a trail.
A very good night for Chelsea, who took three awards home.
Thomas Tuchel, Emma Hayes and Edouard Mendy were all honoured.
AFP via Getty ImagesTwo Special Award winners tonight aside from the main cast of trophies, as Canada’s Christine Sinclair and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo were honoured for breaking international goal records.
Recap that FIFPro Men’s World XI
Watch Lewandowski accept his award
That’s the ceremony!
Here is a recap of the major prize winners:
Best Men’s Coach: Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea)
Best Women’s Coach: Emma Hayes (Chelsea)
Puskas Award: Erik Lamela (Tottenham)
Best Women’s Player: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Best Men’s Player: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
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