FIFA awards: Vinicius player of the year, Ancelotti best coach

Awards evening in Doha (where the Intercontinental Cup final between the Mexicans Pachuca and Real Madrid will be played tomorrow at 6pm Italian time), where Fifa awarded its awards to the best of 2024. The Best of Fifa saw Vinicius triumph among the players, a small revenge on Rodri, who a few weeks ago took home the Ballon d’Or against the Brazilian from Real, triggering the reaction of Florentino Perez. The president of Los Blancos, having learned in advance that his star would not win, had canceled the trip of the Madrid representation to Paris.

the other prizes

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In addition to Vinicius, another Madrid great triumphed: Carlo Ancelotti was in fact voted best coach of the year. The Argentinian Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa instead took home the award for best goalkeeper, a category in which there was the only “Italian” in contention, AC Milan player Mike Maignan. The Top 11 was also voted on, the ideal lineup, composed as follows: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa); Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Ruben Dias (Manchester City); William Saliba (Arsenal), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Rodri (Manchester City), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/retired); Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Vinicius (Real Madrid). The Puskas award went to Alejandro Garnacho for the goal of the year in Everton-Manchester United 0-3 in the Premier League on 26 November 2023.

women

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In the women’s field, the Spanish Aitana Bonmati of Barcelona was awarded as best player. Best coach was the American Emma Hayes of Chelsea. Best goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, American for the Chicago Red Stars. This is the female Top 11: Alyssa Naeher (Red Stars); Lucy Bronze (Barcelona/Chelsea), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave), Irene Paredes (Barcelona), Ona Batlle (Barcelona); Gabrielle Jordão Portilho (Corinthians), Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona), Lindsey Horan (Lyon), Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona); Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona), Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona).