Haaland in the team of the year in FIFA voting – Putellas and Messi were named the best player of the year
In the FIFA The Best award, Lionel Messi was named the best male player of the year. This is the second time he has received the award, after he also received it for 2019.
On the women’s side, it was Alexia Putellas who received the award for the second year in a row.
This award is the seventh time.
Erling Braut Haaland has his place in the team of the year, which was voted for by the players themselves.
– Nothing beats being voted forward by another player. When your team-mates see your quality it means a lot,” Haaland told the Manchester City website.
– I am grateful to be recognized as one of the best, he said.
In a 3-3-4 offensive formation, the following players are selected:
Thibaut Courtois – Achraf Hakimi, João Cancelo, Virgil van Dijk – Kevin de Bruyne, Casemiro, Luka Modric – Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, Erling Braut Haaland, Kylian Mbappé.
– Deserved, wrote national team manager Ståle Solbakken in a message to NRK about Haaland’s place in this year’s team.
Haaland has also earned a place in the 2021 team of the year.
The selection was made so that the team must consist of one goalkeeper, a minimum of three defenders, a minimum of three midfielders, and a minimum of three attackers. After ten players have been selected, eleventh place is awarded to the player with the most votes.
For men, the award applies to achievements in the period between 8 August 2021 and 18 December 2022. For women, from 7 August 2021 to 31 July 2022. Haaland played for Borussia Dortmund last season, while this summer he signed a contract. Manchester City. There he has broken a number of goalscoring records and is currently the top scorer in the Premier League with 27 goals in 24 matches.
Caroline Graham Hansen and Ada Hegerberg were also nominated for the women’s team of the year, but they didn’t earn a spot among the eleven teams.
The Puskás prize, which is awarded to the best goalscorer, went to Poland’s Marcin Oleksy. He was the first player with an amputee to win an award, an award he won after a beautiful scissor kick.
Other prices:
Women’s goalkeeper of the year: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United)
Male Goalkeeper of the Year: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina/Aston Villa)
Female coach of the year: Sarina Wiegman (England)
Men’s Coach of the Year: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
Fair play award of the year: Luka Loschoshvili (Georgia/Cremonese)
Supporter of the year: Supporter of the Argentina national team
Team of the Year, Women: Christiane Endler – Lucy Bronze, Mapi Leon, Leah Willamson, Wendie Renard – Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorf – Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead.
PS! Haaland himself was not present in Paris at the selection, however there was a Norwegian feature with artist Angelina Jordan part of the entertainment.
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