FULL LIST: Messi wins best FIFA men’s player award ahead of Mbappe, Benzema

Lionel Messi has beaten Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to claim the 2022 best FIFA men’s player award.

The seventh edition of the award ceremony was held in Paris on Monday night.

Messi, who inspired Argentina to a dramatic victory at the Qatar 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup, claimed the award for the second time.

The 35-year-old netted seven goals for the Albiceleste in Qatar. He also scored 27 goals in 49 games for club and country in 2021-22.

Messi is winning the award for the second time since its rebranding in 2016. He also joins the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo (2016, 2017) and Robert Lewandowski (2020, 2021), who have claimed the top prize.

“It’s amazing. It’s an honour for me to be here tonight and win this award,” said Messi.

“Without my team-mates I wouldn’t be here. It was an amazing year and I achieved the dream that I’ve been hoping for so long and finally, I managed to achieve it.

“It’s the most wonderful thing that’s happened to me in my career.”

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Alexia Putellas of Spain also defeated Alex Morgan and Beth Mead of the USA and England respectively for the women’s award. It is Putellas’ second women’s player award.

Lionel Scaloni beat Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola to win the men’s coach award.

Scaloni guided Argentina to their third FIFA World Cup title in Doha, Qatar in December.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best men’s player: Lionel Messi

Best women’s player: Alexis Putellas

Best Men’s Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Best women’s coach: Sarina Weigman

Best Women’s goalkeeper: Mary Earps

Best Men’s goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez

Puskas: Marcin Oleksy

FIFA Fair Play award: Luka Lochoshvili

Best Fans: Argentina

FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World XI: Thibaut Courtois; Achraf Hakimi, Joao Cancelo, Virgil van Dijk; Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Casemiro; Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland

FIFA FIPRO Women’s World XI: Christiane Endler; Lucy Bronze, Maria Leon, Leah Williamson, Wendy Renard; Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorff; Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead