The FIFA Football Awards results are in and two Juventus players are featured in the FIFPro World 11 squads- Cristiano Ronaldo in the men’s and Barbara Bonansea in the women’s! Selected by football professionals, the players are amongst the best in the world. For Cristiano Ronaldo, 2020 was the year of his second Scudetto with Juventus and a series of further records broken with the Bianconeri, with whom he also celebrated 100 appearances by continuing to score in bursts. Barbara Bonansea celebrated her third-consecutive championship with Juventus Women in yet another season, in which she was decisive with her qualities both in Bianconera and with the Italy shirt.
Other than Ronaldo, the FIFA FIFPro Men’s World 11 features Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sergio Ramos, Virgil van Dijk, Alphonso Davies, Kevin de Bruyne, Thiago Alcantara, Joshua Kimmich, Lionel Messi, and Robert Lewandowski. Liverpool and Bayern dominate the lineup this year, for their spectacular run in their leagues, and for Bayern the Champion’s League.
As for the Women’s World 11, the squad also features Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Wendie Renard, Millie Bright, Delphine Cascarino, Veronica Boquete, Megan Rapinoe, Pernille Harder, Vivianne Miedema, and Tobin Heath.
Robert Lewandowski was named the Best FIFA Men’s Player, after controversy of the Ballon D’Or being canceled. Lewandowski led Bayern to an incredible season and is the first attacker who’s not Ronaldo or Messi to receive this title since 2005.
Another win for Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp receives the title of Best Coach. After leaving Dortmund for Liverpool in 2015, Klopp has been extremely influential in bringing Liverpool to the top in both the Premier League and Champion’s League. Klopp led the team to the top of the Premier League table for the first time in the 19/20 season, with the previous year’s winners Manchester City trailing behind with an 18-point gap. The Reds also lead the table now, after a crucial 2-1 win over Tottenham earlier this week. Even in the Champion’s League, after losing the final in 2018 against Real Madrid, the English team reaches the finals again the following year but was able to win the title this time around.
Lastly, the Puskas Award for the best goal of the season was awarded to Korean striker Son Heung-Min. In an outstanding individual effort, Son dribbles from his end of the field to the other, with not 1 or 2, but SEVEN opponent players running for the ball under his feet. He finishes the goal with ease, and the audience erupts into a roar. Son is now unquestionably the best East Asian player in top-flight football, leading in goals scored in the Premier League along with Calvert-Lewin and Salah.
