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FIFA The Best men's player Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi won the second FIFA The Best honour of his career as the best player in world football, and Alexia Putellas won her second in a row, as the seventh edition of the FIFA awards show unfolded on Monday, February 17 in Paris.

Messi, who last won this trophy in 2019, was one of four Argentine recipients on a night that recognised the 2022 World Cup champions. Emiliano 'Dibu' Martinez won The Best men's goalkeeper, Lionel Scaloni claimed The Best men's manager, and Argentina's fans earned The Best fan award for their show of support in Qatar.

Among the recipients on the women's side, England's Mary Earps won best goalkeeper, while England manager Sarina Wiegman captured the top coach award after the Lionesses won their first major trophy at Euro 2022.

Despite earning the vote as top goalkeepers, Martinez and Earps were not voted by their peers on the FIFPro World 11 teams. Messi and Putellas both made it.

FIFA has been holding The Best awards since 2016 after the world governing body opted to establish its own awards following years of attaching its name to the prestigious Ballon d'Or awards run by French publication France Football. The Ballon d'Or, the FIFA The Best awards, and the Globe Soccer awards are recognised as the most coveted annual global football honours.

Voting for the FIFA The Best men's awards was based on performances between August 2021 and December 2022 to incorporate the FIFA men's World Cup which concluded in December. The women's awards voting was based on competitions taking place between August 2021 to July 2022, taking into account last summer's Euro 2022 and Copa America 2022 tournaments.

There were 10 award categories in total, including the FIFPro World 11 all-star teams for men and women. Pele's wife was also presented with recognition for the legacy of the Brazilian great who passed away in December 2022.

22:45 CET / 16:45 ET / 21:45 GMT: That's the end of the show. Here's a recap of the winners. The FIFPro World 11 selections are further below:
The Best men's player: Lionel Messi
The Best women's player: Alexia Putellas
The Best men's goalkeeper: Emiliano 'Dibu' Martinez
The Best women's goalkeeper: Mary Earps
The Best men's coach: Lionel Scaloni
The Best women's coach: Sarina Wiegman
The Best Puskas award: Marcin Oleksy
The Best Fan award: Argentina fans
The Best Fair Play award: Luka Lochoshvili
22:38 CET / 16:38 ET / 21:38 GMT: It's time for the men's award with Lionel Messi expected to win this and make it a clean sweep for Argentina of the awards on the night.

And it's World Cup champion Lionel Messi, for his second The Best award of his career.

"It's a pleasure to be back here," Messi said. "I want to thank my teammates. Scaloni, Dibu, and we're representing them [teammates]. This award is partly theirs, and it's a recognition for the whole group for what we did.

"This year was crazy for me to fulfill my dream [of winning the World Cup] after plenty of battling and insisting. At the end, it came, and it's the greatest thing that has happened to me in my career. Few players get to do it [win the World Cup], and thank God I was able to do it."

22:30 CET / 16:30 ET / 21:30 GMT: Time for The Best women's player of the year. And for the second straight year it's Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas, who led her Barcelona team to a La Liga title and a Champions League final. But she missed Euro 2022 with a knee injury.

Putellas said she's unprepared for this and it appears so. She is giving thanks to people as they come to mind. "Thanks to all these persons who've been there every day during my whole life. Thanks to them, I am who I am. I am made up of bits of everyone who I've come across along the way."

22:25 CET / 16:25 ET / 21:25 GMT: Who knew that The Best awards had an official song. Angelia Jordan is singing it with RedOne. "I'm the best, yeah, yeah! We're the best, yeah, yeah."

22:08 CET / 16:08 ET / 21:08 GMT: The FIFPro World 11s for both men and women are set to be announced next. This award is voted on by thousands of players from all over the world.

FIFAPro World 11 (Women)
GK (1): Christiane Endler
DFs (4): Lucy Bronze, Maria Leon, Leah Williamson, Wendie Renard
MFs (3): Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorf
FWs (3): Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead

FIFAPro World 11 (Men)
GK (1): Thibaut Courtois
DFs (3): Achraf Hakimi, Joao Cancelo, Virgil Van Dijk
MFs (3): Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Casemiro
FWs (4): Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Karim Benzema

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