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The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representatives selected the player they deem to have performed the best in the previous calendar year.
In 2010, the FIFA World Player of the Year award combined with the Ballon d'Or to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership. [3] FIFA presided over the FIFA Ballon d'Or after agreeing to pay £13million for the merge of the two major player awards with France Football.
Vinícius was named the men’s player of the year at the FIFA’s “The Best” awards, where Barcelona playmaker Aitana Bonmati continued to clean up in the prizes for women’s soccer. The 24 ...
77 players were initially nominated on 28 November 2024. [23] Each position was based on players' performances during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024. [24] Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in a public vote until 10 December 2024, the day after the 2024 FIFPRO World 11 was announced.
Messi was announced as the 2022 winner on Monday at the Best FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris. FC Barcelona's Alexia Putellas was named the best women's player for a second straight year. "It's ...
The 23–player women's shortlist was announced on 13 February 2023. [40] The players chosen were Christiane Endler as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Mapi León, Wendie Renard and Leah Williamson as defenders, Lena Oberdorf, Alexia Putellas and Keira Walsh as midfielders, and Sam Kerr, Beth Mead and Alex Morgan as forwards. [41] [42]
The 23–player men's shortlist was announced on 3 January 2024. [39] The players chosen were Thibaut Courtois as goalkeeper, Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias and John Stones as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Jude Bellingham as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé as forwards. [40] [41]
The Best FIFA Football Awards is a football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA. [1] The first awarding ceremony was held on 9 January 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland. [2] The award is aimed at reviving the FIFA World Player Gala. [3] This award being given to the players with best performance in the calendar year.