FIFA Best Awards: England duo Sarina Wiegman and Mary Earps win FIFA awards | Lionel Messi lands men’s honour | Football News

England duo Sarina Wiegman and Mary Earps are the winners of the 2022 FIFA Best Awards, claiming the women’s coach and women’s goalkeeper prizes at Monday’s ceremony in Paris.

England’s move to the Euro 2022 title was celebrated with Wiegman becoming the best women’s coach ahead of Lyon’s Sonia Bompastor and Brazil’s Pia Sundhage, while Earps, who has started every match at the tournament, beat fellow nominees Ann-Katrin Berger of Germany and Christiane Endler from Chile. female goalkeeper award.

It wasn’t a hat-trick of successes for England as Beth Mead missed out on the best women’s player award for Spain. Alexia Putellaswho won the award for the second straight year.

World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappe again, this time to take the FIFA men’s player award.

After leading Argentina to the World Cup in an epic final against France’s Mbappe last year in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote over PSG team-mate Karim Benzema to secure his second FIFA prize.

The 35-year-old forward scored twice in the World Cup final, which Argentina won on penalties against France after a 3-3 draw after extra time.

Messi was named player of the tournament at the World Cup, the first player to receive the award twice after winning the award in Brazil in 2014. He scored seven goals in Qatar, including a brace in the final against France, and provided three assists. He also overtook German legend Lothar Matthaus as the World Cup appearance record holder.

At club level, Messi won Ligue 1 in his debut season with PSG and continued to work his magic in the domestic game.

He said: “It’s been an amazing year and it’s an honor for me to be here and to win this award. Without my friends, I wouldn’t be here.

“I have achieved a dream that I have been hoping for for a long time. It is very rare for people to achieve it and I have been lucky to do so.”

elsewhere, Emiliano MartinezHis World Cup heroics for Argentina saw him named the best goalkeeper, while coaching Argentina Lionel Scaloni beat Man City’s Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti for the FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year award.

Premier League star Virgil van Dyke, Kevin De Bruyne, Casemiro and Erling Haaland named in the men’s world XI like Messi, Mbappe and Benzema.

Despite being disappointed not to be named in the best women’s player, Mead – Euro 2022 player of the tournament and golden boot winner – was included in the best women’s XI. She is one of four Lionesses in the team alongside her Arsenal teammates Leah Williamson, Lucy Bronze and Kiera Walsh.

Finally, an amputee soccer player Marci Oleksy won the Puskas award for his stunning scissor kick goal.

Wiegman wins third FIFA award | ‘Wonderful way to celebrate women’s football’

After leading England to a major tournament victory at Euro 2022 on home soil., Wiegman picked up the best women’s coach award for the third time after winning the prize in 2017 and 2020.

England scored 22 goals in six matches in the tournament and conceded just twice. He also showed resilience in extra-time wins against Spain in the quarter-finals and Germany in the final.

He has had an incredible record since taking over as England manager in 2021. The Lions have remained unbeaten under his stewardship, having won 25 and drawn four of the 29 matches he has been in charge of.

Wiegman took the opportunity to call for the women’s game to continue its rapid growth while still aware of the pitfalls.

After receiving the award, she said: “From the time I could walk I loved football and over the years I have seen how the women’s game has grown and developed.

“It’s amazing to be here today and celebrate women’s football in the world. We have heroes in this room, little girls have idols.

“He’s an inspiration. So many people around the world are working so hard to get the game where it is today.”

Earps: You can have anything you want

Earps has also been a key figure for England at Euro 2022, keeping four clean sheets and conceding just two goals while being named in the team of the tournament.

The goalkeeper described a difficult time in her life after being recognized as the best goalkeeper in the women’s game.

“I feel proud to hold this heavy trophy,” Earps said. “Thank you to the people I love who took me off the kitchen floor to get here, not tonight specifically but the past few years.

“And to Sarina Wiegman, I have run out of words to say to you, thank you for believing in me.

“For anyone who’s been in a dark place, just know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, so keep going. You can achieve anything you put your mind to.”

Men’s FIFA best player

Finalists:

• Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
• Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)

champion: Lionel Messi

Best FIFA Women’s Player

Finalists:

• Beth Mead (Arsenal)
• Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave)
• Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)

champion: Alexia Putellas

2022 FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World XI…

Thibaut Courtois, Achraf Hakimi, Joao Cancelo, Virgil van Dijk, Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland.

2022 FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World XI…

Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Wendie Renard, Mapi Leon, Kiera Walsh, Alexia Putellas, Lena Oberdorf, Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead

Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper

Finalists:

• Yassine Bounou (Seville)
• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
• Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

champion: Emiliano Martinez

Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper

Finalists:

• Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea)
• Mary Earps (Manchester United)
• Christiane Endler (Lyon)

champion: Mary Earps

Best FIFA Men’s Coach

Finalists:

• Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
• Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
• Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)

champion: Lionel Scaloni

Best FIFA Women’s Coach

Finalists:

• Sonia Bompastor (Lyon)
• Pia Sundhage (Brazil)
• Sarina Wiegman (UK)

champion: Sarah Wiegman

FIFA Puskas Award

Finalists:

• Marcin Oleksy (vs Stal Rzeszow)
• Dimitri Payet (vs PAOK Thessaloniki)
• Richarlison (vs Serbia)

champion: Marci Oleksy

FIFA Fan Award

Finalists:

Abdullah Al-Sulmi – The only individual supporter to be nominated for the Fan Award is Abdullah Alsulmi. He spent 55 days walking across the Arabian desert to watch Saudi Arabia play in the 2022 World Cup, a distance of 1,600km from his hometown, Jeddah, to Doha.

Argentina fans – Travel in large numbers to Qatar and cheer on their country to World Cup glory.

Japanese fans – Japanese fans are seen cleaning the stands in Qatar after every game of their country.

champion: Argentina fans