The time has come to wind back the clock and celebrate football’s stars of the last year with The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022. The high profile awards will be dished out tonight to the best performers over the last calendar year.
World Cup winners, Argentina have plenty of representation coming into tonight’s awards, with Lionel Messi, Emiliano Martinez and Lionel Scaloni all competing for different awards.
Robert Lewandowski has picked up the men’s award in each of the previous two years, but this year Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe will join Lionel Messi on the final shortlist for the grand prize.
Beth Mead, Alexia Putellas and Alex Morgan are on the shortlist for the women’s award in tonight’s ceremony.
Along with those two main categories, the Puskas Award will be handed out and the best goalkeepers, coaches and fans across the world will also be recognized. The remarkable Marcin Oleksy, an amputee footballer is one of the stand out nominees for tonight’s Puskas Award after scoring a spectacular scissors kick and he will compete for the prize with Richarlison and Dimitri Payet. What an evening ahead of us!
A very special night ahead in Paris 🤩
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) February 27, 2023
Join us this evening for #TheBest FIFA Football Awards, as we celebrate the leading players, coaches, goals and fans across a range of illustrious categories!
As the ceremony nears, Football stars of the past come together on the green carpet!
Legends in the house 🏠#TheBest
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) February 27, 2023
Didier Drogba has come looking the part 👔😎 #TheBest pic.twitter.com/jlXpsrZQIu
— LiveScore (@livescore) February 27, 2023
Image: Roberto Carlos has arrived at The Best awards ceremony. pic.twitter.com/Gh1HCYvEdB
— Los Blancos Live (@TheBlancosLive) February 27, 2023
Legendary former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger on the green carpet at ‘The Best’ FIFA Football Awards 2022 in Paris tonight. ✨ #afc pic.twitter.com/fQPL86iSPg
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) February 27, 2023
Ronaldo Nazario: "I think Messi will win FIFA The Best award tonight because he won the World Cup, which is a very big tournament. He shone during the World Cup. He deserves the award." pic.twitter.com/exnUx7tO9P
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) February 27, 2023
Current football superstars of the world have also joined us on the green carpet ahead of the exciting event!
Virgil van Dijk at The Best awards tonight. #LFC pic.twitter.com/HwEmQCqzGE
— The Anfield Talk (@TheAnfieldTalk) February 27, 2023
Joel finally catches up with Casemiro to discuss certain ‘opinions’ made on #vibewithfive and it looks as if the pair have put their differences to one side 😂
— FIVE (@FIVEUK) February 27, 2023
The two enjoyed a juice at the best awards unfortunately, Partey wasn’t in attendance.
CC: @joelbeya @Casemiro pic.twitter.com/76Yve9uZ5H
lucy bronze on the green carpet of the best pic.twitter.com/gA6BweN6Dx
— daniela (@luciaroberta15) February 27, 2023
Wendie Renard arrives at @sallepleyel aiming to maintain her record of appearing in every @FIFPRO Women's World XI #FIFAFootballAwards #TheBest pic.twitter.com/CwOmUdXxSh
— Asif Burhan (@AsifBurhan) February 27, 2023
And of course, the green carpet would not be the same without our nominees for tonight’s prestige prizes!
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappe has landed 👔#TheBest pic.twitter.com/jslwCtIm2G
— GiveMeSport (@GiveMeSport) February 27, 2023
Lionel Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo have arrived at FIFA's The Best ceremony ✨ pic.twitter.com/fUY1TUmtol
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 27, 2023
📸 @bmeado9's in the building 💪#TheBest pic.twitter.com/hfvEg3L9fA
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) February 27, 2023
Alex Morgan really said: 🌟ICON🌟 pic.twitter.com/PQp1meDadv
— Attacking Third (@AttackingThird) February 27, 2023
MARY EARPS IS A GODDESS pic.twitter.com/AzD12kai0K
— noor (@l6williamsons) February 27, 2023
'The Best' has arrived 😉
— Barça Femení (@BarcaFem) February 27, 2023
📸 @VALENRICH pic.twitter.com/p3dA4QQazI
En 2018, estuvo en el Mundial como un aficionado más y no tenía 20 partidos en Primera División. Hoy, en 2023, es campeón del mundo (Guante de Oro), campeón de América (Guante de Oro), capitán del Aston Villa y está a punto de recibir el The Best al Mejor Guardameta. EL DIBU. pic.twitter.com/2GqZzwrAy6
— Invictos (@InvictosSomos) February 27, 2023
🇲🇦 𝔸𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕪𝕝𝕖 #TheBest pic.twitter.com/7HRKTeaU77
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) February 27, 2023
If Argentina fans win The Best FIFA Fan's tonight, Carlos Tula will receive the award. He has attended every World Cup since 1974. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/DdMuh4vv5u
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) February 27, 2023
Dmitri Payet and Richarlison both up for the Puskas award at #TheBest Fifa Football awards. pic.twitter.com/mE99R5ScGA
— Alex Howell (@iamAlexHowell) February 27, 2023
After all the stars of the football world gathered in Salle Pleyel for FIFA The Best Football Awards, the hosts , Jermaine Jenas and Samantha Johnson got us underway!
The ceremony started off with a beautiful tribute for football legend, Pelé.
The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony has started! ✨ pic.twitter.com/nepTIvxABB
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) February 27, 2023
El fútbol no te olvidará nunca, Pelé. GRACIAS POR TANTO. pic.twitter.com/n2unXMJr4a
— Invictos (@InvictosSomos) February 27, 2023
🗣@CarliLloyd speaks on Pelé's impact of the game and how it positively influenced the youth in America while she was growing up and how it still does to this day! pic.twitter.com/wZxAiJjmXz
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) February 27, 2023
FIFA The Best awards kick-started with FIFA The Best Women’s Goalkeeper award and was awarded to England and Manchester United’s goalkeeper, Mary Earps!
After Mary Earps, the awards kept rolling in, with Emiliano Martinez winning The Best Men’s goalkeeper, Martin Oleksy winning The Puskas Award, Sarina Wiegman and Lionel Scaloni winning The Best Coaches and Argentina won The Best Fans award.
Last but definitely not least, The Best players awards were recieved by Barcelona’s talisman, Alexia Putellas and Argentina’s hero, Lionel Messi!
An eventful night comes to an end with The Best stars of football. We hope you enjoyed 365Scores recap of FIFA The Best Awards 2022
