2 months ago in October, the footballing world was sent into delirium when Manchester City’s Rodri was awarded the Ballon d’Or ahead of Vincius Jr. While both had fantastic seasons the previous year, many felt that the Los Blancos winger deserved the Golden Ball award more than the Spaniard defensive midfielder.
It would be an understatement to say that there was an outpout of opinions on Social Media regarding the highly controversial decision. Infact, there was an uproar. Many former and current players siding with the Brazillian and calling the decision biased. But fast forward two months, and Rodri has not yet returned to the field after suffering an ACL injury earlier this season, meanwhile Vinicius Jr, after challenging himself to do “10x more” if that’s what’s needed, has been killing it on the pitch for Real Madrid.
And now, at the FIFA Best Awards ceremony held in Qatar, Vinicius Jr finally laid his hands on what many believed was what he deserved in the first place. That being the FIFA Best Award in the Men’s category for his brilliant performances in the year 2024.
Vinicius Jr, Aitana Bonmati, Alejandro Garnacho At The 2024 FIFA Best Awards
However, Vinicius Jr was not the only winner at the FIFA Best Ceremony held in Qatar. Aitana Bonmati, the FC Barcelona Femeni midfielder added yet another personal accolade to her already long list of awards by winning the FIFA Best award in the Women’s Category.
Meanwhile, Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho won the Puskas Award for his stunning overhead kick wondergoal against Everton in the Premier League last season. Emiliano Martinez, another Argentinian and Aston Villa goalkeeper won the Best Goalkeeper award ahead of Thibaut Courtois.
Complete Winners List From The FIFA Best Awards Ceremony
Best Men’s Player: Vinicius Jr
Best Women’s Player: Aitana Bonmati
Best Men’s Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Best Women’s Coach: Emma Hayes
Best Men’s Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez
Best Women’s Goalkeeper: Alyssa Naeher
Puskas Award: Alejandro Garnacho
Marta Award: Marta
FIFA Fair Play Award: Thiago Maia
FIFA Fan Award: Guilherme Gandra Moura
