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“Thank everyone for the award. It’s an award that footballers vote for and for me it has enormous value. Thank the 26 players who led us to glory, without them we wouldn’t have achieved anything,” said Scaloni. He also thanked the directors and his coaching staff. “There is nothing more beautiful than seeing your people and your country happy,” he added.

Lionel Scaloni is the best coach of 2022 at The Best awards gala. Just this Monday he renewed his relationship with the Argentine National Team.

Lionel Scaloni, Carlo Ancelotti and Josep Guardiola are the finalists.

He won the Euro with England. “The architect of the Netherlands’ Euro 2017 triumph, she implemented a dynamic style of play that allowed England’s wealth of talent to flourish. The Lionesses scored 22 goals in their six tournament games and conceded just two. When they didn’t sweep their rivals with their vibrant attacking game, England did their best to pick up extra-time victories against Spain in the quarter-finals and against Germany in the final,” Fifa said.

The best coach of 2022 will be announced. The nominees, Sonia Bompastor, Sarina Wiegman and Pia Sundhage.

Marcin Olesky scored the best goal of the year, as voted by Fifa. “Oleksy, a Polish amputee player, combined his exceptional athleticism, imagination and scissor-scoring ability that left everyone in awe. His goal sparked celebrations from his Warta Poznan teammates, and images of the astonishing goal soon went viral.” Fifa said in his nomination.

The Puskas award is coming.

“Being able to lift the World Cup was exciting and even more so in the economic moment we are going through in my country. My family is a big part of this, the people from Aston Villa, from the National Team; Lionel Scaloni, who gave me the opportunity to fulfill my I dream. Seeing my mother clean the floor for 8 or 9 hours, seeing my father work: they are my idols,” said ‘Dibu’.

Dibu Martínez wins the award for the best goalkeeper of 2022.

Thibaut Courtois, Dibu Martínez and Yassine Bounou, the finalists.

“I don’t know what to say. Holding this trophy is very heavy. Thanks to my teammates, the Manchester United staff,” she said. “Sarina, thank you for giving me the chance to pursue my dreams,” she added, referring to her country’s coach, Sarina Wiegman.

Mary Earps, Manchester United and England goalkeeper, wins Goalkeeper of the Year.

The first winner will be announced: the best archer of 2022. Ann-Katrin Berger, MAry Earps and Christiane Endler, the finalists.

“God created Edson and Edson created Pelé,” said Marcia Aoki, the star’s wife, upon receiving an honorary trophy from Fifa.

“Pelé will always be eternal. He made an impact on us on and off the field,” said the Brazilian striker, world champion in 1994 and 2002.

Fifa showed an emotional video at the gala in which Pelé himself, who died in December, tells what football meant to his life.

“Pelé is football, Pelé is eternal”, says Gianni Infantino. The wife of the Brazilian star was invited to the gala.

The president of Fifa says that they come from experiencing the best World Cup in history at the end of last year. He thanked Qatar for the organization.

Gianni Infantino, President of Fifa, welcomes.

Argentine Lionel Messi, favorite to win the best player award, arrived at the gala with his wife, Antonella. He is dressed in a discreet black tuxedo.

Ronaldo Nazario assures that Lionel Scaloni is the favorite to win the award for the best coach. Scaloni won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and has just renewed his contract with Argentina. And he believes that Lionel Messi will be the winner for best player.

The official Fifa act will begin at 3 in the afternoon.