Pia Sundhage was the only Swede who was nominated at the Fifa The Best gala, as the best coach of the year.

However, she was defeated by England's national team captain Sarina Wiegman, who led the team to European Championship gold during the summer.

At the gala, prizes were also awarded to the year's best player on the men's and women's side.

Alexia Putellas was awarded the award for his performance at FC Barcelona during the spring, when they reached the Champions League final and league victory.

The other nominees were Beth Mead and Alex Morgan.

- Congratulations to Alex and Beth, you also deserve this, says the prize winner, who also won the Ballon d'Or.

The prize on the men's side went to Lionel Messi, who in 2022 won the league with PSG but above all the World Cup gold with Argentina.

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