In a gala full of absences, especially on the male level, Leo Messi, who did not appear at the awards, and Aitana Bonmatí, who has closed an unbeatable course, were crowned the best players in the world in the FIFA The Best.
Neither Kylian Mbappé, who played last night with Paris Saint Germain, nor Leo Messi, who did not attend London in what could be the last grand prix of his career, nor Erling Haaland, who is recovering from an injury that has having missed the last nine games for City, they were in the London Apollo.
The three male candidates for the most important award of the night left aside a gala with a larger presence of women’s football and the fact is that the FIFA decided that all awards would be given by women.
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Thus, The Best confirmed Aitana’s superiority in a brutal season for the Barcelona player, in which she has won absolutely everything she has participated in.
After triumphing with Barcelona in the Spanish League, the Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup, being chosen best player in all these tournaments, she also won the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with Spain, with the addition of the tournament’s Ballon d’Or. To this he added the first Ballon d’Or of his career in Paris in October.
Aitana, who won this Monday in the votes for Jennifer Hermoso and Linda Caicedois the first person in history to win every prize in every tournament he has played.
“Two weeks ago when 2023 was ending, I felt a certain nostalgia, it has been an exceptional and unique year, which I will remember for a lifetime. Starting 2024 by collecting this award is a source of pride, but I owe it to the teams to which I have belonged. Without you I would not be here nor would I be the player I am today.. “I am delighted to belong to a generation of people that is changing the rules of the game and the world,” Aitana noted in her winner’s speech.
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The Barcelona footballer was also present in the FIFA ideal eleven, along with Olga Carmona of Real Madrid, being the only two Spaniards in this award. The eleven was made up of Mary Earps, in goal, Carmona, Lucy Bronze and Alex Greenwood, in goal; Keira Walsh, Alessia Russo and Lauren James, in midfield, and Aitana, Ella Toone, Alex Morgan and Sam Kerr, in attack. Neither Jennifer Hermoso nor Linda Caicedo, despite being nominated for the best player award, entered the eleven.