FIFA Best Awards Winners: Lionel Messi Wins Best Men’s Player

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7 months ago

February 27, 2023

FIFA Best Awards Winners: Lionel Messi Wins Best Men’s Player

The Argentina and Paris St Germain footballer Lionel Messi has been named FIFA Men’s Best player of the year beating the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema.

The 35-year-old Messi played a key role in Argentina’s triumph at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, having scored 27 goals in 49 games for both his club and country in the 2021-22 season.

Alexia Putellas of Barcelona was named the women’s player of the year.

Lionel Scaloni, who led Argentina to their third World Cup title, was chosen as the men’s coach of the year at the awards ceremony held in Paris.

Scaloni won the award over Pep Guardiola, who led Manchester City to their sixth Premier League title, and Carlo Ancelotti, who guided Real Madrid to their Champions League win.

The women’s coach of the year award went to England manager Sarina Wiegman, who led the Lionesses to their first major trophy, the European Championship, on home soil last year.

Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa and Argentina was named the leading men’s goalkeeper.

The FIFA Puskas award for the best goal in world football was given to Marcin Oleksy, an amputee footballer from Polish side Warta Poznan.

Below are the winners

The Best Men’s Player – Lionel Messi

The Best Women’s Player – Alexia Putellas

The Best Men’sen’s Goalkeeper – Emiliano Martinez

The Best Women’s Goalkeeper – Mary Earps

The Best Men’s Coach – Lionel Scaloni

The Best Women’s Coach – Sarina Wiegman

The Best Puskas Awards – Marcin Oleksy

The Best Fan Award – Argentina fans

The Best Fair Play Award – Luka Lochoshvili

FIFAPro World 11 (Women)

Goalkeeper

Christiane Endler

Defenders

Lucy Bronze, Maria Leon, Leah Williamson, Wendie Renard

Midfielders

Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorf

Forwards

Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead

FIFAPro World 11 (Men)

Goalkeeper

Thibaut Courtois

Defenders

Achraf Hakimi, Joao Cancelo, Virgil Van Dijk

Midfielders

Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Casemiro

Forward

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Karim Benzema

Source: SintimMedia

Ghana Football Association Unveils GFA Foundation

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5 months ago

April 19, 2023

Qwame Macshat

Ghana Football Association Unveils GFA Foundation

The Ghana Football Association has officially launched a charity wing called GFA Foundation with the aim of reaching out to the needy, touching lives, giving back to society and most importantly focusing on the welfare of industry players.

The mission of the Foundation is to positively impact lives of people through the support of national and international development initiatives and goals.

The Foundation will be managed by a Board of Trustees chaired by Astute Chartered Insurer Daniel Awuah Darko.