Chelsea enjoyed a successful evening at Best FIFA Football Awards 2021, including a Best Coach double.
In a successful evening for the West London club, Edouard Mendy walked away with the award for Best Men’s Goalkeeper in the first of many awards for Chelsea.
Millie Bright and Magdalena Eriksson were named in the FIFPRO Women’s XI for the Blues alongside Manchester City’s Lucy Bronze and Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema as the only three Women’s Super League representatives.
Jorginho and N’Golo Kante meanwhile were named in the Men’s XI alongside fellow Premier League stars; Ruben Dias, Kevin De Bruyne and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo also picked up an individual award as he was awarded the FIFA Men’s Special Award after becoming the highest scoring international footballer in 2021, as well as the highest scoring player within UEFA Euros history.
Thomas Tuchel and Emma Hayes were named Best Men’s and Women’s Coaches in a managerial double for Chelsea, with Hayes’ award coming after she guided the Blues to a domestic women’s football treble and finished runners-up in last season’s Women’s Champions League.
Elsewhere, Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski defended his title as the Best Men’s Player whilst Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas was crowned as the Best Women’s Player.
Denmark picked up two awards following their Euros exploits as the National Team and Medical Staff received the Fair Play Award for their handling of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest, whilst their and Finland fans were handed the Fans Award for their chant during the game.
Christine Sinclair picked up the FIFA Female Special Award after she became the outright record holder for most goals in international football last year, having netted 188 goals in total throughout her international career for Canada.
Full list of winners can be found below in full.
Best FIFA Football Winners 2021
Best Men’s Player – Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Best Women’s Player – Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Best Men’s Goalkeeper – Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)
Best Women’s Goalkeeper – Christiane Endler (Lyon)
Best Men’s Coach – Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea)
Best Women’s Coach – Emma Hayes (Chelsea)
Puskas Award – Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur – goal vs Arsenal)
FIFPRO Women’s XI – Christine Endler (Lyon), Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Mille Bright (Chelsea), Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea), Estefania Banini (Atletico Madrid), Carli Lloyd (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Barbara Bonansea (Juventus), Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal), Marta (Orlando Pride), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
FIFPRO Men’s XI – Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), David Alaba (….), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Jorginho (Chelsea), N’Golo Kante (Chelsea), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (PSG), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
FIFA Fan Award – Denmark & Finland Fans (Christian Eriksen chant)
FIFA Fair Play Award – Denmark’s National Team and Medical Staff
FIFA Female Special Award – Christine Sinclair (Canada)
FIFA Men’s Special Award – Cristiano Ronaldo (
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