The FIFA Best of the Year awards ceremony took place in Paris. The purpose of the award is to recognize the players who have managed to distinguish themselves in individual or team achievements. Who is the best player in 2022? You definitely know him!
He is GOAT, a genius, an alien… Lionel Messi took the main award of the evening. You could hear his name especially often at the end of last year during the World Cup in Qatar. Leo, by the way, was the best there too – he won the coveted cup with the Argentina national team and became the best player in the tournament. The Frenchman Karim Benzema, who, unfortunately, missed the World Cup due to injury, and his teammate Kylian Mbappe also claimed the main prize. Recall that in the final, Argentina played just against the French, so, most likely, if they still won in the final (but what happened, then what happened), now we were marching Mbappe.
The best goalkeeper was Emiliano Martinez (Argentina), and the coach of the year was Lionel Scaloni, who led Messi to the main victory in his professional career. Women’s football players were also awarded. Best female player of the year: Alexia Putellas, best goalkeeper – Mary Earps. Sarina Wigman is the Women’s Coach of the Year. And the Puskas Award (best goal of the year) was taken by the Polish football player Marcina Oleksi. He plays for the Polish national team among people with disabilities.
