The FIFA Best Football Awards were presented tonight in Zurich. Kevin De Bruyne won a spot in the Team of the Year for the second year in a row. Lewandowski and Putellas were crowned Player of the Year respectively.
During the presentation of the Golden Ball at the end of November, there was still outrage. Lewandowski did not excel, but Messi then took the top prize.
Justice was served at the FIFA gala tonight. Bayern’s Polish goal-scoring machine received more votes than Messi and follows himself on the honors list.
Barca star Alexia Putellas was voted Player of the Year. She won the double, because the Spanish also won the Golden Ball.
The Puskas Award was just right for Erik Lamela. The Argentinian’s rabona as a Tottenham winger against Arsenal was voted Goal of the Year.
From the Belgian side, only Kevin De Bruyne was awarded. He won a spot in the Team of the Year.
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| Player of the Year | Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bavaria) | |
| Player of the Year | Alexia Putellas (Spa/Barcelona) | |
| Coach of the Year (men) | Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea) | |
| Coach of the Year (women) | Emma Haytes (Chelsea) | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Edouard Mendy (Chelsea) | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Christiane Endler (Lyon) | |
| Goal of the Year | Erik Lamela (Arg / Sevilla, ex-Tottenham) | |
| Fair Play | Danish National Team and Medical Staff | |
| Fans of the Year | Danish and Finnish fans after Eriksen’s heart failure | |
| Special Award | Cristiano Ronaldo (Por/United/Juventus) | |
| Record top scorer national teams | Christine Sinclair (Can) |
| Team of the Year (men) | GOALMAN | Donnaruma |
| DEFENDERS | Praise-Days-Bonucci | |
| MIDFIELDERS | Jorginho-Kante-De Bruyne | |
| ATTACKERS | Ronaldo-Haaland-Lewandowski-Messi | |
| Team of the Year (women) | TARGET WOMAN | Endler |
| DEFENDERS | Bronze-Renard-Bright-Eriksson | |
| MIDFIELDERS | Banini-Lloyd-Bonansea | |
| ATTACKERS | Miedema-Marta-Morgan |
