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Beth Mead is up for yet another award but her former coach takes us back to her early days at Middlesbrough

It’s Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappé again, this time for the FIFA Best Men’s Player award for 2022. Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain and France’s superstar forward head the three-player shortlist announced by FIFA on Friday, eight weeks after leading their teams in an epic final in Qatar. Karim Benzema completed…

Paris (AFP) - Fresh from their brilliant performances at the World Cup, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are among the nominees for FIFA's The Best award for last year, world football's governing body announced on Thursday.

Lionesses skipper Leah Williamson is on the 14-player shortlist. She is joined by international teammates Beth Mead and Keira Walsh, while Alessia Russo is in the running for the Puskas award.

Leading coaches, former players and journalists from the women’s game are among the 119 judges for this year’s list

Mead had enjoyed a phenomenal 2022 on the pitch until she ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament last month

Beth Mead has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in what comes as a huge blow to Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall's title-challenging side

England forward Beth Mead is projected to have a good chance of winning another major award to cap off her amazing 2022

Arsenal and England striker on dealing with her mother’s cancer, Olympic Games heartbreak and the Sarina Wiegman effect

The latest edition of the game compiles the most extensive women’s ratings to date, with the UEFA Women’s Champions League featuring for the first time after a multi-year agreement was signed with EA Sports

Putellas may be the better player, but Mead’s individual heroics deserved recognition