– I have to calm down a bit here now. I am surprised. With all due respect to Lionel Messi, the best footballer of all time in my opinion, says news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp. The expert highlights the influence Haaland had in the “unreal City season”, where the Norwegian became the top scorer on his way to the title in both the Premier League and the Champions League. – I would say scandal, concludes Torp. – Very strange decision. It should have been Erling Haaland, writes The Times reporter Martyn Ziegler on X. NO PRIZE – NO HAALAND: Erling Braut Haaland narrowly lost to Lionel Messi, but neither of the two were in place in London. Photo: Dave Thompson / AP – Lionel Messi is the best player of all time. But he was not the best player in 2023, That prize should have gone to Erling Braut Haaland, writes football expert Lars Tjærnås. One person who did not want to be part of the reactions to Messi’s victory was former Chelsea and Lightning player John Obi Mikel. – I think the right person won. Next year, Haaland can win. Now the next generation can win, says Mikel to news. Haaland thus ended up being second behind Lionel Messi once again, as he also was during the Golden Ball award in October. NEW AWARD: Lionel Messi won the Fifa award for the fourth time, here from last year’s award. Photo: SARAH MEYSSONNIER / Reuters This time it was extremely even, and both Haaland and Messi got 48 points. The rule then says that whoever gets the most five points from the national team captains walks away with the prize, and therefore it was Messi who won. Haaland clearly received the most votes from the journalists, and also received the most from the national team managers. From fans, however, Messi received almost twice as many votes as Haaland, while Messi also received the most from the national team captains. Haaland was not present during the award ceremony in London, which award winner Messi was not either. Thus, presenter Thierry Henry hesitantly accepted the award on Messi’s behalf. – Erling is training, so he is at a training camp. He has to make it a priority. He would absolutely love to be here, but he has to get well again, Alfie Haaland told news just before the award ceremony started. See the entire award ceremony here: Haaland was nominated for player of the year during the Fifa awards: The best – the award ceremony for the International Football Association (Fifa) together with Messi and Kylian Mbappé. – Fantastic, we think, said Alfie Haaland about the nomination on the red carpet. – Manchester City has had a very good year. There are several people nominated for various awards this evening and Erling is one of them. He has had a very good season himself, and the team has won most of what they could win, continued father Haaland. The prize was awarded based on achievements between 19 December 2022, i.e. the day after the World Cup final in Qatar, and 20 August 2023. The winner was voted for by national team managers, national team captains, journalists and fans worldwide. We followed the distribution here: In the period the prize was awarded for the bucket Erling Braut Haaland scored for Manchester City, who won the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history. The Champions League triumph also saw Manchester City complete the treble, which also includes the Premier League and the FA Cup. THE TRIPLE: Erling Braut Haaland, here with the Champions League trophy, became top scorer on his way to both the Premier League and the Champions League title. Photo: MATTHEW CHILDS / Reuters – Soon back Haaland has not been on the field since he suffered a foot injury against Aston Villa on 6 December. – Me and the team miss Erling so much, because he scores so many goals, says Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson – who was voted goalkeeper of the year – to news. – He is getting better. Soon he will be back, says Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola to news on Monday. – Things are going much better, so he will be ready soon. Hopefully he will be back again within the month, says Alfie Haaland. CAN USE HAALAND AGAIN SOON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, here with the award as coach of the year in men’s football. Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP On the team of the year in the world Before the selection of the player of the year in the world was revealed, there were several other awards that were handed out on Monday evening. Among them was the coach of the year on both the women’s and men’s sides. Sarina Wiegman received the award on the women’s side, where she, as England national team manager, led the team all the way to the World Cup final. On the men’s side, Guardiola received the award, and thanked the players – where he has both Haaland and Oscar Bobb in the squad. – On behalf of the coaching staff, I would like to thank the players so much. They don’t know how much it means to wake up every morning and live with them, says Guardiola from the stage. And the Manchester City players also strongly dominated the team of the year in the world, where Haaland was included for the third time in a row: Six of the eleven voted for by the players themselves in a 3-3-4 formation were Manchester City players , which was the most for a club since Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in 2010. Men’s team of the year: Thibaut Courtois – Kyle Walker, John Stones, Rúben Dias – Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Jude Bellingham – Lionel Messi, Erling Braut Haaland, Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Junior. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Aitana Bonmatí with the award in London. Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP The evening ended with the selection of the female player of the year, where Spain and Barcelona player Aitana Bonmatí won ahead of Jenni Hermoso and Linda Caicedo. The 25-year-old won, among other things, the World Cup with Spain and the Spanish series and the cup with Barcelona in 2023. The award winners at the Fifa awards: These are the award winners at the 2024 Fifa awards: Male player of the year: Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain /Inter Miami) Female Player of the Year: Aitana Bonmatí (Spain/Barcelona) Coach of the Year, Men’s Team: Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) Coach of the Year, Women’s Team: Sarina Wiegman (England) Male Goalkeeper of the Year: Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City) Female Goalkeeper of the Year :Mary Earps (England/Manchester United) Puskás Award (Goal of the Year):Guilherme Madruga (Brazil/Botafogo) World Team of the Year, Men:Thibaut Courtois – John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias – Bernardo Silva, Jude Bellingham, Kevin de Bruyne – Erling Braut Haaland, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Vinicius Junior. Women’s World Team of the Year: Mary Earps – Olga Carmona, Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood – Keira Walsh, Alessia Russo, Lauren James, Ella Toone, Aitana Bonmatí – Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr.
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