Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been named men’s coach of the year at the Fifa Best Awards in London.

City won the Treble of Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in 2022-23.

There could be more City awards as striker Erling Haaland has been nominated for men’s player of the year, against Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.

City goalkeeper Ederson is also on the three-man shortlist for the goalkeeper award, along with Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois and Al Hilal’s Yassine Bounou.

Brighton midfielder Julio Enciso was one of three nominations for the Puskas Award, handed out to the player that had scored the best goal.

Enciso scored a spectacular long-range strike in the Seagulls’ 1-1 draw at home against Manchester City on 23 May.

The Fifa Best Awards generally cover a calendar year and are different to the Ballon d’Or awards, which reflect performances across a season.

However, this year, the men’s awards – and Puskas Award – are judged from 19 December, 2022 to 20 August 2023, because the Qatar World Cup was included in last year’s ceremony.

A mix of votes from national team players and captains, journalists and fans on Fifa’s website – with each counting for 25% – are used to decide the winners, with men’s and women’s awards for best coach and goalkeeper.

The Puskas award – named after Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas – was decided by pundits.

The ceremony took place at the Hammersmith Apollo in London with a host of the best players past and present in attendance.

Source: BBC