Messi named FIFA player of 2023, Spain's Bonmati wins women's award

Lionel Messi of Argentina retained the Best FIFA Men's Player award on Monday, while Spain's Aitana Bonmati secured the Women's Best Player award. Both players had previously received their Ballon d'Or awards two months ago.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola received the trophy for the Men's Best Coach, guiding his team to a historic Treble finish last season, which included the Premier League title, the FA Cup, and their first Champions League victory. Meanwhile, City's Ederson was awarded the Men's Goalkeeper prize, and six of his Brazilian teammates were named in the Men's Team of the Year.

England manager Sarina Wiegman was honored as the Women's Best Coach. Marta received the FIFA Special Award for her outstanding career achievements. The 37-year-old Brazilian scored 17 goals in 23 matches across six World Cup tournaments and has been recognized as the world's best female player six times.

Here is the complete list of winners from FIFA's "The Best" ceremony:

Men

Best player: Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain-Inter Miami)

Best coach: Pep Guardiola (Spain/Manchester City)

Best goalkeeper: Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City)

Puskas (best goal) award: Guilherme Madruga (Brazil/Botafogo)

Fair play award: Brazilian men's senior team

Team of the year: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid), Kyle Walker (England/Manchester City), John Stones (England/Manchester City), Ruben Dias (Portugal/Manchester City), Bernardo Silva (Portugal/Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (England/Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Lionel Messi (Argentina/PSG-Inter Miami), Erling Haaland (Norway/Manchester City), Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Vinicius Junior (Brazil/Real Madrid)

Women

Best player: Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona)

Best coach: Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/England)

Best goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United)

Team of the year: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United); Olga Carmona (Spain/Real Madrid), Lucy Bronze (England/Barcelona), Alex Greenwood (England/Manchester City), Keira Walsh (England/Barcelona), Alessia Russo (England/Manchester United-Arsenal) Lauren James (England/Chelsea), Ella Toone (England/Manchester United) Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona), Alex Morgan (United States/San Diego Wave), Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea)

(With input from Xinhua)