On 17th December, 2020 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) awarded Robert Lewandowski, captain of Poland National Team as the Best FIFA Men’s player for 2020 in its annual award ceremony. The event also saw the distribution of 9 awards related to football.Lucy Bronze of England won the Best FIFA Women’s player for 2020.
Highlights of the Event:
i.Top three nominees for the Best FIFA Men’s player award are Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
ii.Lewandowski is the second player after Luka Modric to receive the award in the last 13 years other than Messi and Ronaldo.
iii.Best FIFA Men’s Coach Award 2020 was won by Jurgen Klopp for a record second time.
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Best FIFA Men’s player | Robert Lewandowski (Poland) |
| Best FIFA Women’s player | Lucy Bronze (England) |
| Best FIFA Men’s Coach | Jurgen Klopp (Currently Managing Liverpool Football Club) |
| Best FIFA Women’s Coach | Sarina Wiegman (Currently Coaching Netherland Football National Team) |
| Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper | Manuel Neuer (Germany) |
| Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper | Sarah Bouhaddi (France) |
| FIFA PUSKÁS Award | Son Heung Min (Korea Republic) |
| FIFA Fan Award | Marivaldo Francisco da Silva (Brazil) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | Mattia Agnese (Italy) |
Recent Related News:
i.On 25th June 2020, the FIFA Council voted over a video conference and handed the right to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup Football tournament, the first 32-team women’s championship to Australia and New Zealand. This is the first Women’s World Cup to be hosted in the Asia-Pacific Region.
ii.On May 12, 2020, The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) U-17 Women’s World Cup confirmed that the tournament will be held from February 17 till March 7, 2021.
About FIFA:
Headquarters– Zurich, Switzerland.
Motto– For the Game. For the World.
President– Gianni Infantino.
FIFA started to award world player awards in 1991.
