The Best Fifa awards LIVE: Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, and Kylian Mbappe nominated for top men’s prize

02/27/2023

Who has been nominated for Fifa Best Women’s Player?

Beth Mead (England/Arsenal)
Alex Morgan (USA/Orlando Pride /San Diego Wave)
Alexia Putellas (Spain/Barcelona)

Who has been nominated for Fifa Best Men’s Player?

Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid CF)
Kylian Mbappé (France / PSG)
Lionel Messi (Argentina/PSG

What awards will be handed out?

There will be 11 awards handed out in total with two being team awards and the Best Fifa Fan award going to a dedicted supporter of football.

They are:

The Best Fifa men’s player
The Best Fifa women’s player
The Best Fifa men’s coach
The Best Fifa women’s coach
The Best Fifa men’s goalkeeper
The Best Fifa women’s goalkeeper
The Best Fifa Puskas award
The Best Fifa fan award
Fifa Fifpro men’s world XI
Fifa Fifpro women’s world XI
Fifa Fair Play award

When are the Fifa Best awards?

The 2022 Fifa Best Awards will be handed out at a ceremony on Monday, 27 February 2023 in Paris.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the ceremony live on the BBC via the red button or BBC iPlayer, with coverage from 8pm BST.

The Fifa Best Awards 2022

Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s live blog coverage of The Fifa Best Awards which celebrate the achievements in football over the last year.

This year’s award ceremony covers the accomplishments of the athletes between 8th August 2021 and 18th December 2022 including the Women’s Euro 2022 tournament and the Men’s World Cup 2022.

There are 11 awards up for grabs including the Fifa Best Player for both men and women, the Puskas Award for ‘most beautiful’ goal scored as well as dedicated awards for goalkeepers and coaches.

It is set to be a ceremony of glitz and glam with the biggest stars such as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe in attendance in Paris. The ceremony itself kicks off at 8pm and can be viewed online via the BBC iPlayer.

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