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Lionel Messi named best men's player of the year for the second consecutive time at the 2023 FIFA The Best awards

Lionel Messi was named the best men's player of the year for the second consecutive time at the 2023 FIFA The Best awards. The Argentine star played a key role in the Argentina National Team's championship at the 2022 World Cup. Messi was named the most valuable player of the tournament with a performance of 7 goals and 5 assists.

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Lionel Messi was named the best men's player of the year at the FIFA The Best awards ceremony. The night, held in London, saw awards presented in 7 different categories. At the same time, the best of 2023 were announced at this special ceremony.

The winners of 2023 were determined at the FIFA awards ceremony, which has been held since 2017. The award for the best men's player of the year was given to Lionel Messi.

The winners in other categories are as follows:

Best men's coach of the year: Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola

Best women's coach of the year: England National Team Manager Sarina Wiegman

Best men's goalkeeper of the year: Ederson from Manchester City

Best women's goalkeeper of the year: Mary Earps from Manchester United

Fair Play Award: Brazil National Team

The FIFPro Men's World 11 included Thibaut Courtois, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Jude Bellingham, Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, and Vini Jr. In the women's category, Mary Earps, Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Olga Carmona, Keira Walsh, Lauren James, Aitana Bonmati, Ella Toone, Alessia Russo, Sam Kerr, and Alex Morgan were selected for the FIFPro Women's World 11.

The Puskas Award went to Guilherme Madruga.

Here is the Puskas-winning goal: