In 2018, the football scene ended with quite a bang! Some of the most memorable moments took place in 2018 which certainly set the bar for 2019. Looking back in time we relive these moments by looking at the best of the FIFA Football Awards 2018 along with some of the most glorified football legends.
The Best FIFA Men’s Player
A massive cheer went up for Luca Modric for attaining the ‘Best FIFA Men’s Player’ title in 2018. The football star succeeded two-time inaugural award winner Cristiano Ronaldo through a spectacular season in the player’s football career.
Following in Luca Modric’s footsteps were finalists Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah who both did exceedingly well throughout 2017/2018, with Salah setting a new score record and Ronaldo finishing as the League’s top scorer.
The Best FIFA Women’s Player
In the women’s league, Marta, a Brazilian goddess on the field, walked away with the 2018 Best FIFA Women’s player. A series of successful scores throughout her football career and captaining her team to the Copa America title earned her amongst the top 3 women’s players 12 times and 14 times amongst the most elite female footballers.
Finalists for the Best FIFA Women’s Player was AdaHegerberg, scoring 31 goals in only 20 appearances and set a record of 15 goals in one edition. Dzsenifer Marozsancaptained Germany into 5 wins out of 6 Women’s World Cup qualifying matches.
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach
Didier Deschamps has set president by winning the FIFA World Cup as a player and then following the title by winning as coach, a remarkable feat and a career changer for the football coach.
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach
Reynald Pedros won the title which proved to be an impressive feat for the Frenchman’s new position in the female’s football team as coach.
The FIFA Awards held many more titles for some of the most prominent icons in the football field, all of which were well deserved wins.
2019 holds merit for FIFA fans and the predictions are already running strong amongst fans. Some of the most amazing Champions League comebacks have impacted on fanatic’sopinions and all that remains to be seen is how these comebacks impact the future of football.
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