The Best awards will be given to the finest players and coaches on Monday 27 February 2023, the ceremony is scheduled to get going at 3pm.
This year will be the seventh time The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony will take place since its inception in 2016. Paris will be the center of attraction this evening as FIFA honor the best player, coach, goalkeeper and fan who stood out in 2022.
Bookmakers tip Lionel Messi to be crowned 2022 FIFA Men’s Player of the year. He is facing competition from Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema.
Nominees for the various 7 categories of the awards are below.
The Best FIFA Men’s Player finalists*
For accomplishments between 8 August 2021 and 18 December 2022.
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/France)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Argentina)
The Best FIFA Women’s Player finalists*
Beth Mead (Arsenal/England)
Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave/USWNT)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach finalists*
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach finalists*
Sonia Bompastor (Lyon)
Pia Sundhage (Brazil)
Sarina Wiegman (England)
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper finalists*
Yassine Bounou (Sevilla/Morocco)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid/Belgium)
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina
The FIFA Puskás Award finalists*
Marcin Oleksy (Poland): Warta Poznań v. Stal Rzeszów [PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa] (6 November 2022)
Dimitri Payet (France): Olympique de Marseille v. PAOK Thessaloniki [UEFA Europa Conference League] (7 April 2022)
Richarlison (Brazil): Brazil v. Serbia [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (24 November 2022)
The Best FIFA Fan Award contenders*
Abdullah Al Salmi (Saudi Arabia): Abdullah journeyed by foot from his hometown of Jeddah to Qatar, hiking across the Saudi Arabian desert, to support his national team at the FIFA World Cup.
Argentinian National Team fans (Argentina): Argentina fans travelled to Qatar in impressive numbers to provide incredible support for their team’s ultimately victorious FIFA World Cup campaign, and millions of fans then welcomed their heroes home to Buenos Aires and across the country.
Japanese National Team fans (Japan): Japan fans earned worldwide recognition for their tradition of staying behind to help clean the stadium after World Cup games
Source: Soccanews.com