A celebration of The Best, quite literally. It’s awards season, folks, and 2022 is back in the spotlight.
It was the year when we enjoyed Real Madrid’s miraculous run to Champions League glory, England’s Lionesses make history and, of course, Lionel Messi complete his ultimate fairytale. Argentina’s magic man is poised to add to his already imperious individual awards haul in 2023, beginning with The Best as he seeks to dethrone Robert Lewandowski.
Shortlists of nominees for each award have been published and since trimmed down, with the ceremony taking place at the end of this month.
Here’s everything you need to know about the The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022.
All the winners of FIFA’s The Best awards 2022 will be crowned on Monday 27 February.
The ceremony, which is held in Paris, will kick off in the evening local time. Last year, it began at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET / 13:00 ET / 10:00 PT.
FIFA’s official YouTube channel will be streaming The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 live.
|
Player |
Club |
National Team |
|---|---|---|
|
Karim Benzema |
Real Madrid |
France |
|
Kylian Mbappe |
Paris Saint-Germain |
France |
|
Lionel Messi |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Argentina |
This has got to be Messi’s crown, right? Argentina’s diminutive hero played a starring role as La Albiceleste lifted their first World Cup since 1986. The only blemish on Messi’s storied career was the absence of the game’s ultimate prize, but victory over France in the competition’s greatest-ever final meant he checked off that final box.
Many would’ve fancied Kylian Mbappe to win the award had the penalty shootout gone Les Blues’ way after he became the first man since 1966 to score World Cup final hat-trick to round off a Golden Boot-winning campaign.
|
Player |
Club |
National Team |
|---|---|---|
|
Beth Mead |
Arsenal |
England |
|
Alex Morgan |
Orlando Pride / San Diego Wave |
USA |
|
Alexia Putellas |
Barcelona |
Spain |
Alexia Putellas is the holder of this award and she’s made a strong case to retain her crown despite sustaining an ACL tear which ruled her out for the second half of 2022. The Spaniard missed Euro 2022 as a result and it’s the competition’s golden girl, Beth Mead, who’s set to dethrone Putellas.
Mead, who finished second behind Putellas in last year’s Ballon d’Or Feminin, won the Golden Boot and was named Player of the Tournament as England’s Lionesses won the Euros at Wembley.
|
Manager |
Team |
Nationality |
|---|---|---|
|
Carlo Ancelotti |
Real Madrid |
Italian |
|
Pep Guardiola |
Manchester City |
Spanish |
|
Lionel Scaloni |
Argentina |
Argentinian |
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