Argentina World Cup winner Lionel Messi has been crowned FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023 after enjoying a stellar year. Messi, who led his national side to their third FIFA World Cup win in December 2022 received the honour on Monday (Jan 15) and saw off competition from Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. In the women’s category, Aitana Bonmati received the award for FIFA’s best player, having led Spain to the FIFA World Cup and Barcelona to the Champions League glory.

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<h2>Messi crowned FIFA’s Best Player</h2>

The award ceremony held in London saw the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi add another feather to his impressive hat with FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023. This is the third time Messi has won the prestigious award, having added the Ballon d’Or to his individual accolades back in October.

The award though had a slight controversy considering the time frame for which it was given.

The FIFA Best Player Award was given for the period covering December 2022 to August 2023 during which Messi did not have the best output on the field.

Despite winning the World Cup, he was largely overpowered by the impressive Haaland who led Manchester City to the treble of the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup. Messi on the other hand had to switch clubs, bringing an abrupt end to his PSG spell when he moved to Inter Miami in June 2023.

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<h2>Bonmati scoops women’s prize</h2>

Bonmati's selection as the best women's player was never in doubt as she completed a clean sweep of personal awards after helping Spain to win the World Cup and Barcelona to Champions League glory in 2023. The 25-year-old also won the Ballon d'Or, Golden Ball for Player of the World Cup and UEFA's Player of the Year in recent months.

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"A couple of weeks ago when 2023 came to an end I was nostalgic because 2023 was an exceptional and unique year I will remember for the rest of my life," said Bonmati.

"I'm proud of being part of a powerful generation of women who are changing the rules of the game and the world."

Pep Guardiola was named best coach after masterminding City's first-ever Champions League success.

Haaland was joined by five of his club teammates -- Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne -- in the team of the year.

Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, Messi and Mbappe made up the 11.

Argentina World Cup winner Lionel Messi has been crowned FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023 after enjoying a stellar year. Messi, who led his national side to their third FIFA World Cup win in December 2022 received the honour on Monday (Jan 15) and saw off competition from Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe.

Argentina World Cup winner Lionel Messi has been crowned FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023 after enjoying a stellar year. Messi, who led his national side to their third FIFA World Cup win in December 2022 received the honour on Monday (Jan 15) and saw off competition from Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. In the women’s category, Aitana Bonmati received the award for FIFA’s best player, having led Spain to the FIFA World Cup and Barcelona to the Champions League glory. Messi is crowned #TheBest! 👑🇦🇷 Click here for more information. ➡️ https://t.co/niVRuFY4lP pic.twitter.com/krIyrtkexL — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 15, 2024 × Messi crowned FIFA’s Best Player The award ceremony held in London saw the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi add another feather to his impressive hat with FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023. This is the third time Messi has won the prestigious award, having added the Ballon d’Or to his individual accolades back in October. The award though had a slight controversy considering the time frame for which it was given. The FIFA Best Player Award was given for the period covering December 2022 to August 2023 during which Messi did not have the best output on the field. Despite winning the World Cup, he was largely overpowered by the impressive Haaland who led Manchester City to the treble of the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup. Messi on the other hand had to switch clubs, bringing an abrupt end to his PSG spell when he moved to Inter Miami in June 2023. Bonmati scoops women’s prize Bonmati's selection as the best women's player was never in doubt as she completed a clean sweep of personal awards after helping Spain to win the World Cup and Barcelona to Champions League glory in 2023. The 25-year-old also won the Ballon d'Or, Golden Ball for Player of the World Cup and UEFA's Player of the Year in recent months. ALSO READ | Unbothered by short-ball stuff and rank-turners, Shreyas Iyer prepares for England Tests "A couple of weeks ago when 2023 came to an end I was nostalgic because 2023 was an exceptional and unique year I will remember for the rest of my life," said Bonmati. "I'm proud of being part of a powerful generation of women who are changing the rules of the game and the world." Pep Guardiola was named best coach after masterminding City's first-ever Champions League success. Haaland was joined by five of his club teammates -- Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne -- in the team of the year. Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, Messi and Mbappe made up the 11.

Lionel Messi crowned FIFA's best Men's player for 2023; Aitana Bonmati scoops women's prize

From Robert Lewandowski to Cristiano Ronaldo: Who won what at The Best FIFA Football awards 2021?

The sixth edition of the Best FIFA Football Awards is all set to be staged on Monday (January 17). The best players in the world across the men's and women's categories will be honoured at the mega event at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. The award&nbsp;ceremony is conducted annually to recognise the contributions of the best players across all FIFA-related competitions.

The award ceremony is organised by the apex football governing body -&nbsp;(Fédération Internationale de Football Association) FIFA. While the Ballon d'Or award ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony was conducted virtually.

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski brought an end to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's dominance to win the best male player of the year award last time around. The Polis star is once again in contention to win the major honour and has been nominated alongside Argentine legend Messi and Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah.

Messi won a record seventh Ballon D'Or last year after a brilliant season with his former club FC Barcelona and his national team Argentina. The legendary forward led Argentina to a memorable Copa America triumph capping off a stunning season on the personal front and is one of the favourites to become the best male player of the year award 2021.

While Salah capped off another sublime season with Liverpool, Lewandowski too continued his prolific run in 2021. He scored the most goals by any player in the calendar year finding the net 54 times in 58 matches across all competitions for club and country.

Here is a look at all the nominees for the Best FIFA Awards 2021:

Best Men's Player of the Year 2021 nominees

Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern Munich,&nbsp;Poland) 
Lionel Messi&nbsp;(Paris Saint Germain, Argentina) 
Mohamed Salah&nbsp;(Liverpool FC,&nbsp;Egypt)

The Best Women's Player of the Year 2021 nominees

Jennifer Hermoso (FC Barcelona, Spain) 
Sam Kerr (Chelsea, Australia) 
Alexia Putellas&nbsp;(FC Barcelona, Spain)

The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2021 nominees:

Roberto Mancini&nbsp; (Italy) 
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) 
Thomas Tuchel&nbsp;(Chelsea)

Where and how to watch The Best FIFA 2021 ceremony?

Football fans in Indian can watch the live streaming of The Best FIFA Awards 2021 on the Voot Select app. The social media handles of FIFA (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) will also have the award ceremony live for viewers across the globe.

The sixth edition of the Best FIFA Football Awards is all set to be staged on Monday (January 17). The best players in the world across the men's and women's categories will be honoured at the mega event at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich.

The sixth edition of the Best FIFA Football Awards is all set to be staged on Monday (January 17). The best players in the world across the men's and women's categories will be honoured at the mega event at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. The award ceremony is conducted annually to recognise the contributions of the best players across all FIFA-related competitions. The award ceremony is organised by the apex football governing body - (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) FIFA. While the Ballon d'Or award ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony was conducted virtually. Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski brought an end to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's dominance to win the best male player of the year award last time around. The Polis star is once again in contention to win the major honour and has been nominated alongside Argentine legend Messi and Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah. Messi won a record seventh Ballon D'Or last year after a brilliant season with his former club FC Barcelona and his national team Argentina. The legendary forward led Argentina to a memorable Copa America triumph capping off a stunning season on the personal front and is one of the favourites to become the best male player of the year award 2021. While Salah capped off another sublime season with Liverpool, Lewandowski too continued his prolific run in 2021. He scored the most goals by any player in the calendar year finding the net 54 times in 58 matches across all competitions for club and country. Here is a look at all the nominees for the Best FIFA Awards 2021: Best Men's Player of the Year 2021 nominees Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern Munich, Poland) Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain, Argentina) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC, Egypt) The Best Women's Player of the Year 2021 nominees Jennifer Hermoso (FC Barcelona, Spain) Sam Kerr (Chelsea, Australia) Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona, Spain) The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2021 nominees: Roberto Mancini (Italy) Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea) Where and how to watch The Best FIFA 2021 ceremony? Football fans in Indian can watch the live streaming of The Best FIFA Awards 2021 on the Voot Select app. The social media handles of FIFA (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) will also have the award ceremony live for viewers across the globe.

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021: Full list of nominees, live streaming details and all you need to know

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and three players -- Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk -- headed nominations released Wednesday for the FIFA Best awards that will be presented in Milan on September 23.

Klopp led Liverpool, and that vital trio of players, to the Champions League trophy and also second place to Manchester City in the Premier League.

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi also make the shortlist for the men's award along with PSG's Kylian Mbappe, Tottenham's Harry Kane, Belgian Eden Hazard and Dutch duo Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt.

American Alex Morgan and coach Jill Ellis will be favourites for the female player and women's coach awards after spearheading the USA to the the women's World Cup title in France last month.

The Best FIFA Men's Player 
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Juventus); Frenkie de Jong (NED/Ajax/Barcelona); Matthijs de Ligt (NED/Ajax/Juventus); Eden Hazard (BEL/Chelsea/Real Madrid); Harry Kane (ENG/Tottenham); Sadio Mane (SEN/Liverpool); Kylian Mbappe (FRA/Paris Saint-Germain); Lionel Messi (ARG/Barcelona); Mohamed Salah (EGY/Liverpool); Virgil van Dijk (NED/Liverpool)

The Best FIFA Women's Player 
Lucy Bronze (ENG/Lyon); Julie Ertz (USA/Chicago Red Stars); Caroline Graham Hansen (NOR/Wolfsburg/Barcelona); Ada Hegerberg (NOR/Lyon); Amandine Henry (FRA/Lyon); Sam Kerr (AUS/Chicago Red Stars/Perth Glory); Rose Lavelle (USA/Washington Spirit); Vivianne Miedema (NED/Arsenal); Alex Morgan (USA/Orlando Pride); Megan Rapinoe (USA/Reign FC); Wendie Renard (FRA/Lyon); Ellen White (ENG/Birmingham City/Manchester City)

The Best FIFA Men's Coach 
Djamel Belmadi (ALG/Algerian national team); Didier Deschamps (FRA/French national team); Marcelo Gallardo (ARG/River Plate); Ricardo Gareca (ARG/Peruvian national team); Pep Guardiola (ESP/Manchester City); Jurgen Klopp (GER/Liverpool); Mauricio Pochettino (ARG/Tottenham); Fernando Santos (POR/Portuguese national team); Erik ten Hag (NED/Ajax); Tite (BRA/Brazilian national team)

The Best FIFA Women's Coach 
Milena Bertolini (ITA/Italian national team), Jill Ellis (USA/USA national team), Peter Gerhardsson (SWE/Swedish national team), Futoshi Ikeda (JPN/Japanese U-20 national team); Antonia 'Tona' Is (ESP/Spanish U-17 national team), Joe Montemurro (AUS/Arsenal), Phil Neville (ENG/English national team), Reynald Pedros (FRA/Lyon), Paul Riley (ENG/North Carolina Courage), Sarina Wiegman (NED/Dutch national team)

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and three players -- Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk -- headed nominations released Wednesday for the FIFA Best awards that will be presented in Milan on September 23.

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and three players -- Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk -- headed nominations released Wednesday for the FIFA Best awards that will be presented in Milan on September 23. Klopp led Liverpool, and that vital trio of players, to the Champions League trophy and also second place to Manchester City in the Premier League. Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi also make the shortlist for the men's award along with PSG's Kylian Mbappe, Tottenham's Harry Kane, Belgian Eden Hazard and Dutch duo Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt. American Alex Morgan and coach Jill Ellis will be favourites for the female player and women's coach awards after spearheading the USA to the the women's World Cup title in France last month. The Best FIFA Men's Player Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Juventus); Frenkie de Jong (NED/Ajax/Barcelona); Matthijs de Ligt (NED/Ajax/Juventus); Eden Hazard (BEL/Chelsea/Real Madrid); Harry Kane (ENG/Tottenham); Sadio Mane (SEN/Liverpool); Kylian Mbappe (FRA/Paris Saint-Germain); Lionel Messi (ARG/Barcelona); Mohamed Salah (EGY/Liverpool); Virgil van Dijk (NED/Liverpool) The Best FIFA Women's Player Lucy Bronze (ENG/Lyon); Julie Ertz (USA/Chicago Red Stars); Caroline Graham Hansen (NOR/Wolfsburg/Barcelona); Ada Hegerberg (NOR/Lyon); Amandine Henry (FRA/Lyon); Sam Kerr (AUS/Chicago Red Stars/Perth Glory); Rose Lavelle (USA/Washington Spirit); Vivianne Miedema (NED/Arsenal); Alex Morgan (USA/Orlando Pride); Megan Rapinoe (USA/Reign FC); Wendie Renard (FRA/Lyon); Ellen White (ENG/Birmingham City/Manchester City) The Best FIFA Men's Coach Djamel Belmadi (ALG/Algerian national team); Didier Deschamps (FRA/French national team); Marcelo Gallardo (ARG/River Plate); Ricardo Gareca (ARG/Peruvian national team); Pep Guardiola (ESP/Manchester City); Jurgen Klopp (GER/Liverpool); Mauricio Pochettino (ARG/Tottenham); Fernando Santos (POR/Portuguese national team); Erik ten Hag (NED/Ajax); Tite (BRA/Brazilian national team) The Best FIFA Women's Coach Milena Bertolini (ITA/Italian national team), Jill Ellis (USA/USA national team), Peter Gerhardsson (SWE/Swedish national team), Futoshi Ikeda (JPN/Japanese U-20 national team); Antonia 'Tona' Is (ESP/Spanish U-17 national team), Joe Montemurro (AUS/Arsenal), Phil Neville (ENG/English national team), Reynald Pedros (FRA/Lyon), Paul Riley (ENG/North Carolina Courage), Sarina Wiegman (NED/Dutch national team)

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Lionel Messi crowned FIFA's best Men's player for 2023; Aitana Bonmati scoops women's prize

From Robert Lewandowski to Cristiano Ronaldo: Who won what at The Best FIFA Football awards 2021?

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021: Full list of nominees, live streaming details and all you need to know

Jurgen Klopp, Mohamed Salah head nominations for FIFA Best awards