ANKARA: Inter Miami's Argentine superstar Lionel Messi was named the FIFA Best Men's Footballer while Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati was named the FIFA Best Women's Footballer in the 2023 Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony held on Monday in London.

Manchester City's treble-winning Spanish manager Pep Guardiola bagged the 2023 FIFA Best Men's Coach of the Year award, Anadolu Agency reported.

England women's national team's Dutch head coach Sarina Wiegman won the 2023 FIFA Best Women's Coach of the Year honour.

The 2023 FIFA Best Men's Goalkeeper of the Year honor was awarded to Manchester City's Brazilian goalie Ederson.

English goalie Mary Earps, who was last year's Best Women's Goalkeeper of the Year winner, was named the 2023 FIFA Best Women's Goalkeeper of the Year.

The 2023 FIFA Fair Play award was given to the Brazil national men's football team's display against the racist slurs received by Real Madrid's Brazilian player Vinicius Jr. in the Spanish La Liga.

Late football legends German Franz Beckenbauer, England's Sir Bobby Charlton and Brazilian Mario Zagallo were remembered during the ceremony.

The 2023 FIFA Puskas Award, the best goal of the year award, was won by Botafogo's former midfielder Brazilian Guilherme Madruga.

Argentine football club Colon fan Hugo Miguel Iniguez, who was seen bottle feeding his baby while watching his team's match, won the 2023 FIFA Best Fan Award, according to the report.

-- BERNAMA