World Cup champion Lionel Messi was named the best male football player in 2022 by FIFA during a ceremony held in Paris on Monday (27). Meanwhile, Spain’s Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for 2022.
This is the second award for both Messi and Putellas. He won for the first time in 2019, and she claimed the women’s version last year.
Messi finally won his first World Cup last year, securing Argentina’s first world championship since 1986, while also solidifying his status as one of the greatest players of all time. The 2022 tournament marked Messi’s fifth appearance in World Cups. The best player of the Argentine national team defeated French team star Kylian Mbappé in the final, who finished second in the FIFA voting. Karim Benzema – winner of the 2022 Ballon d’Or – came in third.Who were the winners of the “FIFA Best of 2022”?
Several other awards were given to goalkeepers, coaches, and the player who scored the most beautiful goal.
Best Player: Alexia Putellas (Spain and FC Barcelona)
Best Player: Lionel Messi (Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain)
Best Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England and Manchester United)
Best Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina and Aston Villa)
Best Coach: Sarina Wiegman (England)
Best Coach: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
FIFA Puskás Award (most beautiful goal): Marcin Oleksy (Poland and Warta Poznań)