FIFA awards ceremony to be virtual event on December 17 in view of COVID-19

The Best FIFA Football Awards was intended as a gala event in September in Milan until the coronavirus pandemic forced its cancellation.

Published: 20th November 2020 10:10 PM  |   Last Updated: 20th November 2020 10:10 PM   |  A+A A-

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By Associated Press

ZURICH:  FIFA's annual awards ceremony will be held as a virtual event on December 17, soccer's governing body said Friday, announcing the most-prized individual honors in a pandemic-hit year when France Football magazine canceled its Ballon d'Or contests.

The Best FIFA Football Awards was intended as a gala event in September in Milan until the coronavirus pandemic forced its cancellation.

Last year in Milan, Lionel Messi won a record sixth FIFA men's best player award and Megan Rapinoe won her first best women's player award.

Voting by national team captains and coaches, plus media and fans, will open next Wednesday and run through December 9, FIFA said.

Awards are also made for the best coaches and goalkeepers in men's and women's soccer, and the scorer of the best goal, the Puskas Award.

Players vote for a men and women's team lineup organized by the FIFPRO global union.

FIFA makes awards for fair play and a special fan prize.

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