After winning a historic treble in the 2022/2023 season, Manchester City appeared in many nominations during the FIFA The Best Awards. Manchester City won two awards in the ceremony and dominated in the FIFPro World XI. There were six Man City players out of the 11 players in the World XI.
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The City players included in the World XI were Ruben Dias, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, and Erling Haaland. The other players in the World XI were Courtois, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappe, and Lionel Messi. The Manchester club must feel proud of that achievement as they became the first English team to include six players in one World XI.
The number of City players that have made the World XI is at 12, leveling with Manchester United, who also had 12 players in the past. Chelsea remains the Premier League club with the most number of players in any World XI with 14 players.
Ederson was named The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper of 2023, beating Courtois and Yassine Bounou. The keeper is currently injured from the 3-2 win against Newcastle United. Ederson did not make the World XI despite winning this award over Courtois, which has caused confusion among football fans.
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Guardiola wins The Best FIFA Coach of the Year while Haaland falls short to Messi for The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year Award
Pep Guardiola wins The Best FIFA Coach of the Year award ahead of Simone Inzaghi, Ange Postecoglou, Luciano Spalleti, and Xavi. The Spaniard won a treble with City by winning the FA Cup, their third Premier League in a row, and their first Champions League.
Erling Haaland did not win The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award and placed second to Lionel Messi. The Norwegian scored the same points as Messi with 48 but fell short on men's national team captain votes.
