DOHA: Vinicius Junior, who represented Brazil and Real Madrid at the FIFA Awards for the year 2024, won the Best Footballer award.
In women’s football, Spain’s Antana Bonmati won the title of Best Footballer of the Year 2024.
It should be noted that the FIFA Awards directly rely on the votes of team captains, journalists, fans and coaches to nominate the best footballer and the best moments of football.
At this ceremony held in the capital of Qatar, Doha, the Puskas Award for the best goal in other football categories went to Alejandro Garnacho. He was awarded this award for the best goal against Everton in the English Premier League in November 2023. Garnacho is from Argentina while he is also an important player in the Manchester United team.
FIFA this time introduced the award for the best goal scorer in the name of the Brazilian women’s football team player Marta, which surprisingly went to Marta, who was awarded the award for scoring the best goal against Jamaica.
Brazil’s Thiago Maia was awarded the Fair Play Award for clean play on the field, while Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez was awarded the Best Goalkeeper Award for his excellent protection of the goal post.
At the FIFA Awards for the year 2024, Eliza Naihar of the United States was awarded the title of Best Women’s Goalkeeper in Women’s Football.
