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Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr beats Manchester City midfielder Rodri and Real teammate Jude Bellingham to FIFA Best award; Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati wins women’s prize; Alejandro Garnacho won the Puskas Award
Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was named FIFA men’s player of the year in Doha on Tuesday, with Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati winning the women’s award for the second year in a row.
Vinicius scored 24 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions to help Real Madrid clinch the LaLiga and Champions League double, and he also netted in their Champions League final win over Borussia Dortmund.
The Brazilian won the award ahead of Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri and his team-mate at Real, England’s Jude Bellingham.
The 24-year-old, who narrowly missed out on the Ballon d’Or to Rodri in October, was in Doha to collect the award, with Real in Qatar for Wednesday’s FIFA Intercontinental Cup final against Mexico’s Pachuca.
“It seemed impossible when I played barefoot in the streets of Sao Goncalo and now I’m here,” Vinicius said.
Bonmati retained the FIFA women’s player of the year award ahead of Zambia’s Barbra Banda and Norway’s Caroline Graham Hansen, having also won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second consecutive year in October.
The 26-year-old helped her club to a domestic treble last season in a campaign in which Barca also retained the Champions League, and Bonmati scored in the semi-final and final when Spain won the Nations League in February.
“I’m very grateful for this award, but I always say that this is a team effort, with a Barca that won everything and the national team,” Bonmati said.
Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti won the best men’s coach award, after he led his club to the league and Champions League double last season.
“I want to share this with the club, with my president and with my players, those of the best club in the world,” Ancelotti said.
Emma Hayes won the best women’s coach award, after taking the U.S. to the gold medal at this year’s Olympic Games having taken Chelsea to the WSL title last season, her fifth successive league win with the club.
Alejandro Garnacho won the Puskas Award, for best goal of the year for the Argentine winger’s spectacular overhead kick for Manchester United against Everton in the Premier League in November last year.
Brazil’s Marta won the inaugural Marta Award, for the best goal in women’s football, taking the prize named in her honour for her goal against Jamaica in June of this year.
The best women’s goalkeeper award went to American Alyssa Naeher of the Chicago Red Stars while Emiliano Martinez of Argentina and Aston Villa took the men’s award.
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25 Comments
Lautaro Martinez had a fantastic season last season 😔
Manje next balo ndera Salah mpfanha 😅😅😅😅
3:54 Is bro vomiting??!?😂😂
Emma Hayes is just on another level 💯🔥🔥
Balloon d'or winner …..was not the best player everyone knwn who deserves it….😂
how about Scotland, Hungry and japan captain. Who did they pick?
I'm happy for Vini and I think it was well deserved.
But The Best and Ballon D'or are such a joke.
Carvajal, Yamal and Valverde are awesome players, but 1st place? Some of them voters don't even try to be impartial.
Messi's vote was truely messy
How can the Ballon for go to rodri if fifa chose vini… Shame on you fake golden ball
"I came from poor parts of brazil, so achieving these in football is very unlikely."
Really bro? I guess a player coming from rich parts of finland more likely to achieve big things in football lol
Lamine and mbappe and people say he is genius lol
Another trophy robbed off of Messi.
Messi is spreading football in a country where its people are so confused that they call the game a different name.
Messi is the Jesus of football. the Messiah. the GOAT.
if FIFA stands and exists for football, then it should show more gratitude for Messi's sacrifices.
Cmon Saliba 🎉
Lamine yamal deserved it
Harry KANE GOT the order RIGHT ✅️ 💯
Took a while but I’m happy to see a black player win this award after George Wear, who I think is the only one before to do it.
Justice for football ❤ Vamos Vini
Vini if I don’t get award I will not show up and do 10x
carvajal derseved this !
IM SO DONE WITH THIS EMI MARTINEZ GLAZE HOLY
At least a mistake has been corrected…
Vini
Injury deprived rodri of this award, if rodri is not injured I believed he will has couples – great matches that will give him some chances to defeat vini
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Kane is a stupid mong
Messi always keeps friendship above football 🤡