The time has arrived for FIFA to honor the top athletes and coaches of 2022 with The Best honors.
One of the biggest football-related award shows, where a number of celebrities could win prizes.
“The Best FIFA Football Awards are almost upon us, as superstars from across the globe look to be crowned across a range of illustrious categories,” FIFA’s official website reads.
“Players who impressed during the relevant qualifying periods have been whittled down to three outstanding candidates across seven categories, while selections will be made for the FIFA FIFPRO Men’s and Women’s World 11s.
“This year will be the seventh The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony to take place since its inception in 2016, with the likes of Lionel Messi, Manuel Neuer and Megan Rapinoe all successful in recent years.”
When is The Best Awards 2022?
FIFA’s The Best awards ceremony will take place in Paris on Monday, February 27.
The world football governing body has officially announced that the event will start at 21:00 CET.
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For fans in the UK that is 20:00 GMT, while the start time for The Best in the USA is 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
Where can you watch the FIFA gala on TV?
For yet another year, fans can watch The Best FIFA Football Awards live on FIFA’s official YouTube channel.
Who is nominated for The Best 2022?
Robert Lewandowski received The Best FIFA Men’s Player prize last year, with Alexia Putellas being named The Best FIFA Women’s Player.
For the 2022 edition, which is being held in 2023, Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022.
Meanwhile, the list with The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2022 nominees includes Beth Mead, Alex Morgan and Putellas.
Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Lionel Scaloni will compete for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2022, with Sonia Bompastor, Pia Sundhage and Sarina Wiegman being nominated for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2022 award.
Full list of The Best FIFA 2022 nominees
The Best FIFA Men’s Player:
- Julian Alvarez (Argentina / River Plate / Manchester City FC)
- Jude Bellingham (England / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)
- Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)
- Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund / Manchester City FC)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern Munich/ FC Barcelona)
- Sadio Mane (Senegal / Liverpool FC / FC Bayern Munich)
- Kylian Mbappe (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Luka Modric (Croatia / Real Madrid CF)
- Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)
- Vinicius Junior (Brazil / Real Madrid CF)
The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Debinha (Brazil / North Carolina Courage)
- Jessie Fleming (Canada / Chelsea FC Women)
- Ada Hegerberg (Norway / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
- Beth Mead (England / Arsenal WFC)
- Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
- Alex Morgan (USA / Orlando Pride / San Diego Wave)
- Lena Oberdorf (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
- Alexandra Popp (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Wendie Renard (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Keira Walsh (England / Manchester City WFC / FC Barcelona)
- Leah Williamson (England / Arsenal WFC)
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
- Sonia Bompastor (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)
- Bev Priestman (England / Canadian National Team)
- Pia Sundhage (Sweden / Brazilian National Team)
- Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany / German National Team)
- Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / English National Team)
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:
- Carlo Ancelotti (Italy / Real Madrid CF)
- Didier Deschamps (France / French National Team)
- Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City FC)
- Walid Regragui (Morocco / Wydad AC / Moroccan National Team)
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina / Argentinian National Team)
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)
- Mary Earps (England / Manchester United WFC)
- Christiane Endler (Chile / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Merle Frohms (Germany / Eintracht Frankfurt / VfL Wolfsburg)
- Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)
- Sandra Panos Garcia-Villamil (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:
- Álisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC)
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Sevilla FC)
- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Real Madrid CF)
- Ederson (Brazil / Manchester City FC)
- Emiliano Martinez (Argentina / Aston Villa FC)
