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Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)
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Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain and France)
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Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain / Inter Miami and Argentina)
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The Best FIFA Women’s Player
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Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona and Spain)
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Linda Caicedo (Deportivo Cali / Real Madrid and Colombia)
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Jenni Hermoso (Pachuca and Spain)
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The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
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Yassine Bounou (Sevilla / Al Hilal and Morocco)
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Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium)
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Ederson (Manchester City and Brazil)
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Mackenzie Arnold (West Ham United and Australia)
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Cata Coll (Barcelona and Spain)
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Mary Earps (Manchester United and England)
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The Best FIFA Men’s Coach
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Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
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Simone Inzaghi (Inter Milan)
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Luciano Spalletti (Italy / Napoli)
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Jonatan Giráldez (Barcelona)
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Emma Hayes (Chelsea)
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Sarina Wiegman (England)
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FIFA Puskás Award
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Julio Enciso: Brighton v Manchester City – Premier League (24 May 2023)
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Guilherme Madruga: Novorizontino v Botafogo – Brasileirão Série B (27 June 2023)
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Nuno Santos: Sporting v Boavista – Primeira Liga (12 March 2023)
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Good evening! World football have gathered in London tonight to honour the best of the best (according to Fifa) with various awards and to celebrate the happenings in football in the past year.
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Naturally, I am also on hand to keep you updated on the cringey moments, interesting speeches and the best (and worst) dressed of the night.
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Any thoughts, questions, musings, deliberations, qualms or complaints you want to share can be sent to me by email.
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important events
The award ceremony has begun. Tonight's hosts are former French national footballer Thierry Henry and British sports broadcaster and presenter Reshmin Chaudhry.
Duda Pavao will be conducting interviews in the audience throughout the night.
some of the candidates Football stars past and present are walking the green carpet in London.
Let's review Puskas' goal here.
🇵🇾Julio Enciso
⚽Brighton vs Manchester City
📆 May 2023
Video provided by: Premier League pic.twitter.com/RFO3zbQTDP
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 14, 2024
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🇧🇷 Guilherme Madruga
⚽ Botafogo FC-SP v Novolizontino
📆 June 2023
Video provided by: Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B and Brax Sports Assets pic.twitter.com/37xi1PQEzl
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 14, 2024
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🇧🇷 Guilherme Madruga
⚽ Botafogo FC-SP v Novolizontino
📆 June 2023Video provided by: Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B and Brax Sports Assets pic.twitter.com/37xi1PQEzl
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 14, 2024
🇵🇹 Nuno Santos
⚽Sporting v Boavista
📆 March 2023
Video provided by: Liga Portugal Betclic & Sport TV pic.twitter.com/BjOmciGhlp
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 14, 2024
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You may be wondering who decides the winner? According to FIFA, the winners will be selected by an international jury consisting of the current coaches of all national teams (one person for each team), the current captains of all national teams (one person for each team), and one professional journalist from each region. “Selected by.'' National teams and fans from all over the world subscribe to FIFA.com. ”
Categories and finalists
Best FIFA Male Player
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Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
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Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
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Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain / Inter Miami, Argentina)
Best FIFA Female Player
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Aitana Bommatti (Barcelona, Spain)
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Linda Caicedo (Deportivo Cali / Real Madrid, Colombia)
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Jenni Hermoso (Pachuca, Spain)
Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper
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Yassine Bounou (Seville/Al Hilal, Morocco)
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Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
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Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)
Best FIFA Female Goalkeeper
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Mackenzie Arnold (West Ham United, Australia)
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Cata Col (Barcelona and Spain)
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Mary Earps (Manchester United, England)
Best FIFA Men's Coach
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Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
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Simone Inzaghi (Inter Milan)
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Luciano Spalletti (Italy/Naples)
FIFA Best Female Coach Award
FIFA Puskas Award
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Julio Enciso: brighton v Manchester City – Premier League (24 May 2023)
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Guilherme Madruga: Novolizontino v botafogo – Brazil Serie B (June 27, 2023)
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Nuno Santos: sports v Boavista – Primeira Liga (March 12, 2023)
preamble
Good evening! Tonight, the world's football community gathered in London to honor the best players with a variety of awards (according to FIFA) and celebrate the past year's events in the world of football.
Naturally, I'll also be on hand to update you on the awkward moments, interesting speeches, and best (and worst) outfits of the night.
If you have any thoughts, questions, musings, musings, concerns, or complaints you would like to share, please email me.