With tribute to Pelé and Brazilians in the dispute, Fifa delivers The Best award this Monday

This Monday, at 17:00 (Brasília time), Fifa holds the award ceremony of The Best to the highlights of soccer in the men’s and women’s categories. The choices were made based on performances from August 2021 to December 2022.

A very special night ahead in Paris 🤩

Join us this evening for #TheBest FIFA Football Awards, as we celebrate the leading players, coaches, goals and fans across a range of illustrious categories!

— FIFA (@FIFAcom) February 27, 2023

Among the men, competing for the best player of the year award: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé (both from PSG) and Karim Benzema (Real Madrid). In the female category, Beth Mead (Arsenal), Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave) and Alexia Putellas (Barcelona) are the finalists for the award.

Those chosen as the best coaches and best goalkeepers (both in men’s and women’s football) will also be announced, as well as the author of the most beautiful goal of the year (Puskas Award), the winners of the Fair Play Awards and the best fans. Finally, the men’s and women’s teams will be announced with the 11 best players in each category.

The award has the participation of several figures of Brazilian football. This is the case of the coach of the Brazilian women’s national team, the Swedish Pia Sundhage, who is among the finalists for the Best Coach of the Year award, and Richarlison, of Tottenham, who, with the great volley scored against Serbia in the Qatar Cup , competes for the Puskás Prize.

Furthermore, among the 26 nominees for the men’s team of the year, there are four Brazilians. They are Alisson (Liverpool), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Casemiro (Manchester United) and Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain).

There will also be tributes to Pelé, who died in December last year due to complications from colon cancer. Relatives of the King of Football, like his wife Márcia, should be present at the ceremony in Paris.

Check out the finalists in all categories of the FIFA The Best Awards:

– Best Player of the Year:

Messi (Paris Saint-Germain);

Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain);

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).

Last year’s winner: Robert Lewandowski

– Best Player of the Year:

Beth Mead (Arsenal);

Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave);

Alexia Putellas (Barcelona).

Winner last year: Alexia Putellas

– Best Coach of the Year (Male):

Lionel Scaloni (Argentina);

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid);

Pep Guardiola (Manchester City).

Last year’s winner: Thomas Tuchel

– Best Coach of the Year:

Pia Sundhage (Brazil);

Sarina Wiegman (Inglaterra);

Sonia Bompastor (Lyon).

Last year’s winner: Emma Hayes

– Best Goalkeeper of the Year:

Thibaut Courtois (Belgium and Real Madrid);

Emiliano Martínez (Argentina and Aston Villa);

Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Seville).

Last year’s winner: Édouard Mendy

– Best Goalkeeper of the Year:

Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany and Chelsea);

Christiane Endler (Chile);

Mary Earps (Inglaterra e Manchester United).

Last year’s winner: Christiane Endler,

– Puskás Award (Most Beautiful Goal of the Year):

Dimitry Payet (Olympic of Marselha);

Marcin Oleksy (Warta Poznan);

Richarlison (Brazil).

Last year’s winner: Erik Lamela

– Fifa Fan Award:

Abdullah Al Salmi (Saudi Arabia);

Argentina;

Japan.

Last year’s winner: Finland and Denmark