The Best FIFA Football Awards is an

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award presented annually by the sport's governing body,

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. The first awarding ceremony was held on 9 January 2017 in

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, Switzerland. The award is aimed at reviving the FIFA World Player Gala.

Men's awards

The Best FIFA Men's Player

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

FIFA FIFPro Men's World 11

Women's awards

The Best FIFA Women's Player

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11

Mixed awards

FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA Puskás Award

FIFA Fan Award

FIFA Special Award for an Outstanding Career Achievement

Awards by year

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 were held on 9 January 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland. The Best FIFA Football Awards are the annual recognitions awarded by FIFA to several individuals across different categories, including: best eleven players of ...

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 were held on 23 October 2017 in London, United Kingdom. The ceremony was held at the London Palladium and was hosted by Idris Elba and Layla Anna-Lee. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lieke Martens, Gianluigi Buffon, Zinedine ...

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 were held on 24 September 2018 in London, United Kingdom. The selection panels were announced on 4 July 2018. Winners and nominees The Best FIFA Men's Player Ten players were shortlisted on 24 July 2018. The ...

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 were held on 23 September 2019 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. The ceremony was attended by some of the most well known former players and managers such as Marco Van Basten, Marcel Desailly, Gianlucca Z ...

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 were held on 17 December 2020. The ceremony was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Winners and nominees The Best FIFA Men's Player Eleven players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020. The thr ...

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 were held on 17 January 2022. The ceremony was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Winners and nominees The Best FIFA Men's Player Eleven players were initially shortlisted on 22 November 20 ...

Awards by name

The Best FIFA Men's Player The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. The award was formerly known ...

The Best FIFA Women's Player The Best FIFA Women's Player is a football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. From 2001 to 2015, the award was know ...

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FIFA Puskás Award The FIFA Puskás Award is an award established on 20 October 2009 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), at the behest of then-president Sepp Blatter, to be awarded to the male or female judged to have scored the mo ...

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FIFA Fair Play Award The FIFA Fair Play Award is a FIFA recognition of exemplary behaviour that promotes the spirit of fair play and compassion in :association football around the world. First awarded in 1987, it has been presented to individuals (including posthu ...