FIFA will hold its annual awards ceremony this week to recognize the best players, coaches, fans and participants in the global football community.
Held in London in early 2024, FIFA will name the best players on and off the pitch from across the sport during the 2023 calendar year.
The Best Awards began in 2016 as FIFA’s alternative to the Ballon d’Or, which separated from its association with football’s governing body at the time. Since then, it has become a ceremony filled with several nominations, including best player, best coaches for both men and women, and the annual Puskas Award for goal of the year.
With reigning Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi also nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award, along with many other stars from around the world of football, The Jugo Mobile brings you everything you need to know about the ceremony this year, including how to watch the live performances.
Live broadcast of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024, TV channel
- Date: Monday, January 15, 2024
- Time: 7:30 pm GMT local (2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT)
- Television channel: None
- Live broadcast: FIFA+
The FIFA The Best 2024 awards ceremony will take place in London on Monday and will begin at 7:30 pm local time in the UK.
The ceremony is broadcast exclusively on FIFA’s free streaming service. FIFA+which is available online worldwide or on various smart devices in many global markets, including Samsung TV+, LG and Roku.
What time do The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 start?
The FIFA The Best Awards for the 2023 calendar year will take place on Monday, January 15, 2024 in London, with the ceremony beginning at 7:30 p.m. local time in England.
Here’s how that time translates in some of the world’s major territories:
| Date | Start time | |
| United States/Canada | Monday January 15 | 2:30 pm Eastern Time |
| United States/Canada | Monday January 15 | 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time |
| United Kingdom | Monday January 15 | 7:30 pm Pacific Time |
| Australia | Tuesday, January 16 | 6:30am AEDT |
| India | Tuesday, January 16 | 1 a.m. Eastern Time |
The categories and nominees of The Best FIFA Football 2024
The following categories will be recognized in this year’s FIFA The Best awards, which highlight achievements throughout the 2023 calendar year.
The best male player in FIFA
Lionel Messi, who won the 2022/23 Ballon d’Or, is also among the nominees for FIFA’s Best Men’s Player in 2023, along with Manchester City’s record-breaking star Erling Haaland and PSG hawk Kylian Mbappé.
Messi’s victory in the 2022 World Cup is technically not part of the FIFA The Best qualification window for its 2023 award, as FIFA notes that only achievements made between December 19, 2022 and August 20, 2023 will be recognized. The 2022 World Cup final was on December 2022.
Nominees: Erling Haaland (Man City and Norway), Kylian Mbappé (PSG and France), Lionel Messi (PSG/Inter Miami and Argentina)
The best FIFA player
Women’s World Cup winners Aitana Bonmati and Jennifer Hermoso lead the Best Player award, along with Colombian standout Linda Caicedo. Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or at the 2022 Women’s World Cup, leading her to victory in the 2022/23 Ballon d’Or race.
Unlike the best men’s player award, FIFA notes that the qualification window for the women’s award includes events between the dates of August 1, 2022 and August 20, 2023, with that particular end date being the day of the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.
Nominees: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona and Spain), Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid and Colombia), Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona and Spain)
The best male goalkeeper in FIFA
Real Madrid star Thibaut Courtois and Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson lead the award for best men’s goalkeeper, along with World Cup star Yassine Bounou, who dazzled for Morocco in Qatar.
Like the best men’s player award, the 2022 World Cup is technically not part of this award’s qualification window for the 2023 coach award, as FIFA notes that only achievements made between December 19, 2022 and August 20, 2023 will be recognized.
The 2022 World Cup final was on December 18, 2022, meaning Bounou may be at a disadvantage here compared to the other two. Additionally, Courtois missed much of the second half of 2023 due to an ACL injury.
Nominees: Yassine Bounou (Seville/Al Hilal and Morocco), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium), Ederson (Man City and Brazil)
The best female goalkeeper in FIFA
Women’s World Cup Golden Glove winner Mary Earps leads the women’s goalkeeper award, along with Spain’s number one Catalina Coll and Australian goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold.
Like the best player award, FIFA notes that the qualification window for this women’s goalkeeper award includes events between the dates of August 1, 2022 and August 20, 2023, with that particular end date on the day of the 2023 Women’s World Cup final. .
Nominees: Mackenzie Arnold (West Ham and Australia), Catalina Coll (Barcelona and Spain), Mary Earps (Man United and England)
The best men’s coach in FIFA
Pep Guardiola, who led Manchester City to a famous treble in 2023, is joined by the Italian club’s coaches Simone Inzaghi and Luciano Spalletti. Inzaghi helped lead Inter to the Champions League final, while Spalletti led Napoli to their first domestic league title in more than 30 years before leaving to take charge of the Italian national team.
Like the best men’s player award, the 2022 World Cup is technically not part of the FIFA The Best qualification window for its 2023 coach award, as FIFA notes that only achievements made between December 19, 2022 and August 20, 2023 will be recognized. The 2022 World Cup final was on December 18, 2022.
Nominees: Pep Guardiola (Man City), Simone Inzaghi (Inter Milan), Luciano Spalletti (Naples/Italy)
The best women’s coach in FIFA
Barcelona coach Jonatan Giraldez, who has turned the Spanish club into giants of European women’s football, is accompanied by Chelsea great Emma Hayes and England coach Sarina Wiegman. Hayes will leave Chelsea this spring to coach the American women after turning the club into an English national power, while Wiegman led England to the Women’s World Cup final.
Notably, Women’s World Cup winner Jorge Vilda, who led Spain to the world crown, does not appear on the list after his post-tournament scandal that led to his dismissal.
Nominees: Jonatan Giraldez (Barcelona), Emma Hayes (Chelsea/United States), Sarina Wiegman (England)
Puskas Award 2023
Brighton youngster Julio Enciso hopes his long-range shot becomes famous enough to earn him the famous Puskas Award for Goal of the Year.
His goal in the Premier League faces stiff competition from a couple of global unknowns, including midfielder Guilherme Madruga of Brazilian team Botafogo, who scored a stunning bicycle kick from distance in the Serie B league. Nuno Santos of Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon is also nominated for his rabona goal in the Primeira Liga match against Boavista.
Like the best men’s player award, FIFA notes that only achievements made between December 19, 2022 and August 20, 2023 will be recognized for the Puskas Award.
Nominees: Julio Enciso (Brighton vs Man City, May 2023), Guilherme Madruga (Botafogo in Novorizontino, June 2023), Nuño Santos (Sporting CP vs Boavista, March 2023)
FIFA Fair Play Award 2023
The 2023 FIFA Fair Play Award will be awarded to Georgian international Luka Lochoshvili, whose actions during an Austrian Bundesliga match helped save the life of Georg Teigl, who had been left unconscious following a collision on the field.
Also nominated for the award was Senegalese star Sadio Mane, who while playing for Bayern Munich informed the referee that he had scored a goal with his hand, disallowing the goal he had previously awarded. Real Madrid star Eduardo Camavinga was also nominated for entering the rival locker room after an under-21 international match between France and Ukraine, offering gifts and support to his country’s plight amid the Russian invasion.
Winner: Luka Lochoshvili (Wolfsberger)
Nominees: Sadio Mané (Bayern Munich), Eduardo Camavinga (France)
FIFA Fan Award
A Colón de Santa Fe fan cradled his son in his arms while giving him a bottle during the Argentine top flight match against Barracas Central.
Fran Hurndall dribbled a soccer ball an average of 32km a day for 32 days from the Gold Coast to Sydney to raise money for the Women Sport Australia charity.
The Millonarios fan, Miguel Ángel, fulfilled his last wish before being sacrificed due to an unknown illness, since on the eve of his death he met the members of the first team squad ahead of the league clash against Alianza Petrolera.
Nominees: Colón de Santa Fe fan feeding a baby, Fran Hurndall’s dribbling marathon, Millonarios fan Miguel Ángel’s last wish