Messi, Guardiola bag FIFA The Best Award

Argentina talisman, Lionel Messi, has added another trophy to his collection, having scooped the converted prize of the Best Male Player for 2023 at the FIFA Best Awards which was held in London last night.

Messi is crowned #TheBest! 👑🇦🇷

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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 15, 2024

The 2022 World Cup winner beat youngsters, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to take home the award for the 8th time.

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From coaches and footballers to the fans, the Awards annually honour the most outstanding achievements of the world's most popular sport.

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— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 9, 2024

Man City coach, Pep Guardiola, took home the award for Best Coach, edging Napoli’s Luciano Spalletti and Inter Milan’s, Simone Inzaghi.

Pep Guardiola has been named #TheBest FIFA Men's Coach 2023! 👏

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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 15, 2024

City’s keeper, Ederson, bagged the award for Best Goalkeeper, ahead of Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois and Al Hilal’s Yassine Bounou.

Ederson: #TheBest FIFA Men's Goalkeeper 2023! 🧤

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He however wasn’t included in the FIFA Men’s Team of Years, with Thibaut Courtois, picked ahead of him. 

Men’s team of the year: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva (all Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland (both Manchester City), Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid). 

😎 The 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Men's #World11:

🇧🇪 @ThibautCourtois

🇵🇹 @RubenDias
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Stones
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @KyleWalker2

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @BellinghamJude
🇧🇪 @KevinDeBruyne
🇵🇹 @BernardoCSilva

🇳🇴 @ErlingHaaland
🇫🇷 @KMbappe
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🇧🇷 @ViniJr

Chosen by players 🌟@FIFAWorldCup | @FIFAcom | #TheBest pic.twitter.com/xfu6VNZBVn

— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) January 15, 2024