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FIFA The Best : Who Has the Most Awards?

The Best FIFA Football Awards
The Best FIFA Football Awards. Photo- Google

Just like the Ballon d’Or, FIFA The Best is one of the most prestigious awards in football. It is awarded to the footballer who has been in the best form throughout the year. However, the award has often been surrounded by controversy.

Last year, many were surprised when Lionel Messi won the FIFA The Best award, as Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé had arguably been in better form throughout the year. Although Messi and Haaland were closely contested, Messi ultimately won through captain votes.

This year, however, Brazilian star Vinícius Júnior surpassed both Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé to claim the prestigious award.




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FIFA, the highest governing body in football, introduced this award in 1991. Initially, it was called the FIFA World Player of the Year. From 2010 to 2015, FIFA merged this award with the Ballon d’Or, naming it the FIFA Ballon d’Or. However, since 2016, the award has been known as The Best FIFA Football Awards.

This award recognizes the best male and female players, coaches, and goalkeepers of the year. The nomination, selection, and voting process go through multiple stages and criteria before the winners are determined.

Since its inception in 1991, Lionel Messi has won this award a record eight times—in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022, and 2023. His arch-rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, follows with five wins—in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017. Together, they have claimed the award 13 times, a record unmatched in football history.

FIFA The Best Award Winners at a Glance

Year Name Country
1991Lothar MatthäusGermany
1992Marco van BastenNetherlands
1993Roberto BaggioItaly
1994RomárioBrazil
1995George WeahLiberia
1996RonaldoBrazil
1997RonaldoBrazil
1998Zinedine ZidaneFrance
1999RivaldoBrazil
Year NameCountry
2000Zinedine ZidaneFrance
2001Luís FigoPortugal
2002RonaldoBrazil
2003Zinedine ZidaneFrance
2004RonaldinhoBrazil
2005RonaldinhoBrazil
2006Fabio CannavaroItaly
2007KakáBrazil
2008Cristiano RonaldoPortugal

 

YearNameCountry
2009Lionel MessiArgentina
2010Lionel MessiArgentina
2011Lionel MessiArgentina
2012Lionel MessiArgentina
2013Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
2014Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
2015Lionel MessiArgentina
2016Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
2017Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
2018Luka ModrićCroatia
2019Lionel MessiArgentina
2020Robert LewandowskiPoland
2021Robert LewandowskiPoland
2022Lionel MessiArgentina
2023Lionel MessiArgentina
2024Vinícius JúniorBrazil

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