Alexia Putellas

Putellas won the women's voting over Alex Morgan of the United States and England's Beth Mead.

The event in Paris was marked by tributes to Pelé, who died late last year at age 82 following a battle with colon cancer. Morgan, who was second in the 2019 vote to teammate Megan Rapinoe, was player of the tournament when the U.S. She sustained a serious knee injury in November while playing for Arsenal and could miss the Women’s World Cup in July in Australia and New Zealand.

Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has won The Best FIFA Women's Player award for the second year in a row, beating England's Beth Mead to the prize.

Football She did not feature at Euro 2022 after suffering a serious knee injury on the eve of the tournament in early July and has not played since. Midfielder Putellas was top scorer in the league with 18 goals and also in the Champions League with 11 goals.

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Mary Earps and Sarina Wiegman both won at FIFA's The Best Awards, but Beth Mead had to settle for a place in the World XI only on the night.

Manchester United and England goalkeeper Mary Earps was named the best goalkeeper for 2022, England manager Sarina Wiegman picked up the award for The Best coach and Alexia Putellas clinched the player's award, for her heroics as Barcelona captain before suffering an injury. Mead The greatest in women's football throughout 2022 were celebrated at FIFA's The Best awards in Paris on Monday.

Alexia Putellas pips Beth Mead to be named The Best female player in the world at FIFA awards, as England coach Sarina Wiegman and goalkeeper Mary Earps land ...

I would like to thank these incredible people, great players, and staff behind the scenes who have such a big impact,' she added. Best women's goalkeeper: Mary Earps (Man Utd and England) Meanwhile, Earps picked up the FIFA award for the best female goalkeeper in the world, while Wiegman was recognised as the leading coach in the women's game. Wiegman only took over as England boss in 2021 and a year later stunned the world as the Lionesses dominated the European championships. Alexia Putellas pips Beth Mead to be named The Best female player in the world at FIFA awards, as England coach Sarina Wiegman and goalkeeper Mary Earps land prizes at ceremony in Paris Mary Earps and Sarina Wiegman capped off a double-awards swoop at The FIFA 'Best' event in Paris on Monday as the Lionesses European Championship heroics were recognised on the global stage.

Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas were crowned the best players in men's and women's football at FIFA's annual awards ceremony in Paris on Monday.

“When I hit it, I was following the ball all the way with my eyes and I saw it go into the corner of the net. I always wanted to score a beautiful goal. “It’s a dream for any player, very few people can achieve that and I was lucky enough to do so.” [Neymar](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/19/football/lionel-messi-neymar-psg-lille-spt-intl/index.html) as the best men’s player ahead of Mbappé and Benzema. [Kylian Mbappé ](http://www.cnn.com/2022/05/28/football/kylian-mbappe-contract-psg-real-madrid-spt-intl/index.html)and Real Madrid forward [Karim Benzema](http://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/football/karim-benzema-ballon-dor-real-madrid-spt-intl/index.html) in the voting for the men’s award. [Lionel Messi](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/football/lionel-messi-kylian-mbappe-psg-marseille-ligue-1-spt-intl/index.html) and [Alexia Putellas](http://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/football/alexia-putellas-ballon-dor-real-madrid-offense-spt-intl/index.html) were crowned the best players in men’s and women’s football at FIFA’s annual awards ceremony in Paris on Monday.

Spain's Putellas tore her ACL last summer but led FC Barcelona to their third-straight Primera División title before her injury.

women’s national team player](https://justwomenssports.com/reads/alex-morgan-is-sole-uswnt-nominee-for-fifa-best-player/) to make the 14-player shortlist for award. Each group received equal weight (25%) in the process. We’re competing on the pitch, but off it we have to work as a team to grow it more.” She was also the lone USWNT or NWSL player to make the FIFA Women’s World 11. The 27-year-old forward finished behind Putellas after she helped push England to its Putellas tore her ACL last summer ahead of the Euros but led FC Barcelona to their third-straight Primera División title before her injury.

FC Barcelona star wins the FIFA women's footballer of the year prize for the second time.

For Barça and Spain she ended the season with 43 goals and 23 assists. Indeed, Barça won those trophies without losing a single game on the way. Alexia Putellas has once again won FIFA's prize for the best female player in the football world.

Footballer out with injury since last July has also won two Ballon d'Or awards.

The Barça captain congratulated Alex Morgan and Beth Mead, who came second and third, and thanked her family, teammates and the club, before adding: "Above all I want to remember all the people who have been there every day, not just now. In a gala held on Monday in Paris, the captain of Barça Femení added yet another award to her brimming trophy cabinet. She gained 50 points, while the runner-up, Alex Morgan, got 37.

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Alexia Putellas, FC Barcelona Femeni's Spanish midfielder, on Tuesday was recognised as the Best FIFA Women's Player for the second time in a row after a ...

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FIFA published a full breakdown of The Best voting, so as curious onlookers we can pick out some of the more notable choices and patterns.

[Brazil](/soccer/team?id=205) captain [Thiago Silva](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/96254/Thiago-Silva) voted for [Neymar](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/132948/Neymar) in No. [Julian Alvarez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/277206/julian-alvarez) as his second best player of the year -- the only vote received by the young [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) striker. [Austria](/soccer/team?id=474) captain [David Alaba](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/118444/David-Alaba) managed to attract the scorn of [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) fans by being the only Los Blancos player to vote for Messi ahead of Benzema. [Mary Earps](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/248768/mary-earps); 2nd: [Christiane Endler](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/264853/christiane-endler); 3rd: [Ann-Katrin Berger](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/312479/ann-katrin-berger) [Germany](/soccer/team/_/id/2756/germany)) and Pia Sundhage ( [Brazil](/soccer/team/_/id/2752/brazil)). [Emiliano Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158626/Emiliano-Martínez); 2nd: [Thibaut Courtois](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134283/Thibaut-Courtois), 3rd: [Yassine Bounou](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/175149/Yassine-Bounou) [Alex Morgan](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158774/alex-morgan); 3rd: [Beth Mead](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/280982/beth-mead) Portugal captain [Pepe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/256909/Pepê) also did his old cohort [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/22774/Cristiano-Ronaldo) a solid by not including Messi on his ballot slip at all, instead opting for Mbappe, [Luka Modric](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/76762/Luka-Modric) and Benzema in that order. Unable to vote for himself, Messi also voted for [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160) teammate Neymar as his The Best FIFA Men's player of the year. [Hugo Lloris](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/43372/Hugo-Lloris) kept things partisan by voting for fellow compatriots Mbappe and Benzema as his top two, with Messi as his third pick. [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) (44) and [Karim Benzema](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/46858/Karim-Benzema) (34) in second and third. [Egypt](/soccer/team?id=2620) skipper [Mohamed Salah](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah) submitted a fairly unusual top three ballot too, naming [Vinicius Junior](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/252107/Vinícius-Júnior) as his player of the year ahead of [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) and [Achraf Hakimi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/240233/Achraf-Hakimi).

World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi took home the award for the Best International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Men's Player following ...

This was the PSG star's second FIFA Best title, his first coming in 2019. I achieved a dream I had been hoping for so long and finally, I achieved it. It was a tremendous year and it is an honour for me to be here tonight and win this award. In addition, Argentinian fans were recognised for their support of the national team during the FIFA World Cup 2022, which saw impressive numbers travel to Qatar and millions of fans then welcomed their winning heroes home to Buenos Aires and across the country. The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony also recognised the standout goal of the year as Marcin Oleksy won the FIFA Puskas Award for his impressive finish. The talismanic striker beat France's Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to clinch the laurel. The English national team's manager Sarina Wiegman won the Best FIFA Women's Coach after leading the Lionesses to European glory and her second successive UEFA EURO title, while Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni added the Best FIFA Men's Coach to his trophy cabinet, alongside the FIFA World Cup trophy. I want to express my thanks to [coach Lionel] Scaloni and my teammates; without them, I would not be here. Georgian player Luka Lochoshvili picked up the FIFA Fair Play Award in recognition of his exemplary reaction whilst playing for Wolfsberger AC when an opposing player fell unconscious on the pitch and Luka rushed to his aid. Mary Earps was voted the Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper after a year in which she lifted the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 with the Lionesses. Alexia Putellaswas recognised as the Best FIFA Women's Player for the second time in a row after a successful year which saw her club win a third successive league title. Advertisement

After winning the World Cup, Messi edged PSG teammate Kylian Mbappé for his second award while USWNT star Alex Morgan finished second to Alexia.