The Best FIFA Football Awards held on Monday night in Zurich, Switzerland, where the FIFA FIFPRO World XIs is voted for by professional footballers across the world was officially revealed, with some baffling selections in both the men’s and women’s sides.
The men’s XI featured Lewandowski and Messi, as well as Norway sensation Erling Haaland and Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne. Liverpool star, Salah missed out despite coming third as Player of the Year.
The women’s World XI did not include any of the three nominees for Best Women’s Player, with Kerr, Putellas and Jenni Hermoso all left out. However somehow featured Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd and Marta. Meanwhile, not a single member of Barcelona’s treble-winning side was selected.
Erik Lamela, who departed Tottenham for Sevilla in July 2021 – won the FIFA Puskas Award for his rabona goal in the north London derby in March 2021. It is the second straight Puskas Award to be won for a goal scored in a Spurs shirt, and with Jose Mourinho as the manager, after Heung-Min Son claimed the prize for his strike against Burnley last time around.
BEST FIFA AWARDS WINNERS:
Best FIFA Women’s Player of the Year: Alexia Putellas
Best FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year: Emma Hayes
Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Christiane Endler
Best FIFA Special Award: Christine Sinclair
Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year: Robert Lewandowski
Best FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year: Thomas Tuchel
Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Edouard Mendy
Best FIFA Special Award: Cristiano Ronaldo
FIFA Puskas Award: Erik Lamela goal vs Arsenal
FIFA Fan Award: Denmark & Finland fans for support on Eriksen’s injury
FIFA Fair Play Award: Denmark national team/Danish medical team and coaching staff
The FIFA Fifpro Men’s World XI: Donnarumma; Dias, Bonucci, Alaba; Jorginho, Kante, De Bruyne; Ronaldo, Haaland, Lewandowski, Messi.
The FIFA Fifpro Women’s World XI: Chistiane Endler; Lucy Bronze, Wendy Renard, Mille Bright, Magdalena Erikkson; Estafania Banini, Carli Lloyd, Barbara Bonansea; Vivianne Miedema, Marta, Alex Morgan
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