Lionel Messi Wins FIFA ‘The Best’ Award, Pep Guardiola Crowned Best Coach

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi retained FIFA 'The Best' men's player award on Monday (15 January), two months after he claimed his eighth Ballon d'Or award. The 36 year old was absent from the ceremony held in London, while Pep Guardiola, who coached Messi at Barcelona, showed up to collect the trophy for the men's best coach.

The Spaniard steered Manchester City to the Premier League title, the FA Cup and a first Champions League last season. The treble also gave bonuses to many Man City players, as Ederson received the goalkeeper award, and six of the Brazilian's club teammates were named in the men's team of the year.

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Marta has been honored with the FIFA Special Award for her outstanding career achievements. The 37 year old Brazilian scored 17 goals in 23 matches at six World Cup tournaments. She was recognized as the world's best female player six times. Also Read AFC Asian Cup: Resolute India Rue Unforced Errors in 2 0 Defeat to Australia ADVERTISEMENT REMOVE AD FIFA ‘The Best’ – Complete List of Winners Men's Category: Best player: Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint Germain Inter Miami) Best coach: Pep Guardiola (Spain/Manchester City) Best goalkeeper: Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City) Puskas (best goal) award: Guilherme Madruga (Brazil/Botafogo) Fair play award: Brazilian men's senior team Team of the year: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid), Kyle Walker (England/Manchester City), John Stones (England/Manchester City), Ruben Dias (Portugal/Manchester City), Bernardo Silva (Portugal/Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (England/Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Lionel Messi (Argentina/PSG Inter Miami), Erling Haaland (Norway/Manchester City), Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint Germain), Vinicius Junior (Brazil/Real Madrid) Women's Category: Best player: Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona) Best coach: Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/England) Best goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United) Team of the year: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United); Olga Carmona (Spain/Real Madrid), Lucy Bronze (England/Barcelona), Alex Greenwood (England/Manchester City), Keira Walsh (England/Barcelona), Alessia Russo (England/Manchester United Arsenal) Lauren James (England/Chelsea), Ella Toone (England/Manchester United) Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona), Alex Morgan (United States/San Diego Wave), Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea) ( At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience.

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