Today, in Paris, the FIFA awards ceremony takes place. The captain of the Women’s Reds aspires to retain the scepter of top archer, which she won last year, and thus increase her extensive personal record. In the Best Player category, all bets go to Lionel Messi.
From New Zealand to France, directly in the field. After the defeat of the Chilean women’s team in the World Cup qualifiers against Haiti, Christiane Endler He returned under the Olympique de Lyon regime and was immediately active. This Sunday, the keeper started his side’s 3-0 win over Bordeaux , for date 15 of the French championship. OL lead the competition with 40 points, one more than Paris Saint-Germain.
This Monday, the best Chilean footballer of all time can increase the great personal best she has forged. In the Salle Pleyel in Paris, a symphonic concert hall located in the City of Light, FIFA The Best Awards Ceremony (5:00 p.m. Chile) and Endler is one of finalists of the trio of candidates to be the Best Archer of the 2022 season . The captain of the Reds can keep the scepter she already conquered last year.
The National World Cup player’s achievements in the last campaign lend weight to her candidacy. She was champion of the French championship and the Supercup of France 2021-2022 with Lyon. However, the big title was to obtain the Women’s Champions League, dedicating herself as the first Chilean football player to win the UEFA Champions League. In fact, she was the first non-Brazilian to win the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores de América. This is a collective affair, because individually she was awarded as the best goalkeeper of the last Champions League and also as the best in the world at her post, in 2022, according to the International Federation of History and Statistics (IFFHS).
Endler came second in both the 2019 and 2020 awards, until she won the award in the next one. Now, she could be the first keeper to win this category for two consecutive years. It has some strong competitors. One is Germany’s Ann-Katrin Berger, who plays for Chelsea, surpassed by the Chilean in the previous vote. She was vice-champion of the last women’s Eurocup with the German national team. The other contender is England’s Mary Earps of Manchester United, the starting objective of the selection of his country and champion of the Euro.
In an interview with British media outlet The Guardian, one of England’s most reputable outlets, the national goalkeeper expressed her desire to stay with The Best again: “I hope to win again and I’m very happy to be here again. It means we’re at a good level.” “(Their rivals) have had very good seasons overall. I think they are very worthy competitors and it’s a tough choice. But for me to be there and represent Latin American women is the most important thing. more important,” she added.
On the reality of women’s football, he said: “Girls need to have the same education as boys from the start for the women’s game to become more attractive to brands and generate more revenue.”
Messi, the big favorite
It will be a day of various rewards. The most awaited is that corresponding to the Best player, in which Lionel Messi run ahead. According to FIFA, this category recognizes the most outstanding footballers between August 8, 2021 and December 18, 2022, having the World Cup in Qatar as a mandatory reference when leaning towards one or the other.
The Argentine title and Messi’s exceptional participation in the Middle East make La Pulga the main contender to receive the trophy. The Rosario has only won this award once, which is relatively new. That was in 2019, beating Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo in the vote. Besides the Rosario, the other candidates are the French Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema.
Argentina has several candidates in other categories. For the best coach, coach Lionel Scaloni competes with Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) and Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid). During, Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez (Aston Villa) aspires to win as the best goalkeeper, with Belgian Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) and Moroccan Yassine Bounou (Sevilla) as rivals.
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