The 2023 The Best Awards gala was held in London on January 15 at 20:30 CET. There were many awards presented during the ceremony. Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati earned the Womens Best Player Award. Brazilian Ederson won the best goalkeeper award in the mens category and Englands Mary Earps won the same in the womens category. The best mens manager award went to Spains Pep Guardiola. While the Dutch teams Sarina Wiegman won the best womens manager award. Keep reading to find out which player won in the Mens Best Player Award.FIFA shares a glimpse of the trophy: View this post on Instagram A post shared by FIFA (@fifa)Winner Revealed and tie-breaking process explainedBoth Messi and Halland tied according to the FIFA rating system with 48 points each. This resulted in national team captains being asked to cast a vote. Gathering more votes Messi became the winner of the best mens player award. The Argentinian player who currently plays for Inter Miami CF also won last year making this a second successive year of his victory. Some captains who voted in favor of Messi were Sunil Chhetri, Harry Kane, and Mohamed Salah. Lionel Messi himself voted for Haaland, ahead of French Mbappe and Julian Alvarez who was his teammate.Usually, the best awards are given based on votes taken from national team coaches, captains, journalists, and fans. FIFA rules say that if finalists are to get tied on points, the individual with more first-choice selections from their own group of voters would be declared the winner. In this case, their group was Captains. The Best FIFA Awards 2023 with points: The Best FIFA Mens PlayerWinner: Lionel Messi (48 points)Second: Erling Haaland (48 points)Third: Kylian Mbappe (35 points)The Best FIFA Womens PlayerWinner: Aitana Bonmati (52 points)Second: Linda Caicedo (40 points)Third: Jenni Hermoso (36 points)The Best FIFA Mens GoalkeeperWinner: Ederson (23 points)Second: Thibaut Courtois (20 points)Third: Yassine Bounou (16 points)The Best FIFA Womens GoalkeeperWinner: Mary Earps (28 points)Second: Catalina Coll (14 points)Third: Mackenzie Arnold (12 points)The Best FIFA Mens Manager Winner: Pep Guardiola (28 points)Second: Luciano Spalletti (18 points)Third: Simone Inzaghi (11 points)The Best FIFA Womens Manager Winner: Sarina Wiegman (28 points)Second: Emma Hayes (18 points)Third: Jonatan Giraldez (14 points)
