FIFA The Best Awards: Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior Named Men's Player of the Year

Dec 18, 2024, 17:03 IST

The FIFA The Best Awards have been announced! Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior was named Men's Player of the Year, while Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati won Women's Player of the Year, continuing her incredible run. Check out the full list of winners here!  

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior won the Men's Player of the Year award at FIFA's The Best Awards.
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior won the Men's Player of the Year award at FIFA's The Best Awards.

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior won the Men's Player of the Year award at FIFA's The Best Awards. Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati continued her streak of wins in women's football.

Meanwhile, Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester United won the Puskas Award for his incredible overhead goal in the Premier League versus Everton.

Vinícius Júnior: Best Men’s Player of the Year

Vinícius Júnior, who missed out on the Ballon d'Or in October to Manchester City’s Rodri and skipped the ceremony in protest along with his Real Madrid teammates, finally won a major global player award. He was named FIFA’s “The Best” Men’s Player of the Year on Tuesday.

Unlike the Ballon d'Or, Vinícius came out on top, finishing five points ahead of Rodri, who took second place. The Real Madrid star attended the ceremony in Doha to receive his award.

FIFA The Best Awards Coach

Real Madrid also celebrated another win as Carlo Ancelotti was named the Best Men’s Coach for leading the team to La Liga and Champions League victories last season.

Emma Hayes won the women's category's best coach award for her exceptional work leading the United States to Olympic gold and helping Chelsea win the Women's Super League for the sixth time in a row.

Puskas Award for Finest Goal in Football

Alejandro Garnacho of Argentina won the Puskas Award for his incredible goal for Manchester United against Everton, while the renowned Marta of Brazil received the first-ever Marta Award for the finest goal in women's football.

FIFA The Best Awards 2024: Full List

Check the complete list of FIFA The Best Awards winners of the year 2024”:

Category

Winner

Best Men’s Player

Vinicius Jr

Best Women’s Player

Aitana Bonmati

Best Men’s Coach

Carlo Ancelotti

Best Women’s Coach

Emma Hayes

Best Men’s Goalkeeper

Emiliano Martinez

Best Women’s Goalkeeper

Alyssa Naeher

Puskas Award

Alejandro Garnacho

Marta Award

Marta

FIFA Fair Play Award

Thiago Maia

FIFA Fan Award

Guilherme Gandra Moura

FIFA The Best Awards ceremony was held in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The ceremony was attended by many important players.

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