Erling Haaland and Aitana Bonmati win UEFA awards

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Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and supervisor Pep Guardiola each picked up UEFA awards for the very best males’s participant and coach of the 12 months, whereas Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati was named UEFA ladies’s participant of the 12 months.

The Norwegian striker beat his workforce mate Kevin De Bruyne and 2022 World Cup champion Lionel Messi to the gong after serving to City win three main trophies – the Champions League, English Premier League and FA Cup – in his first season with the membership.

The 22-year-old, who earlier within the week was named England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year, scored 52 targets in 53 matches throughout all competitions final season.

“I won the treble at the age of 22. I’m kind of living the dream,” he mentioned on the ceremony in Monaco.

“This season is about keeping my head clear. Even more eyes will be on me and my team after winning the Champions League. We have to be sharper and more prepared.”

✨ Champions League
✨ Premier League
✨ FA Cup
✨ Super Cup
✨ UCL Golden Boot
✨ PL Golden Boot
✨ PL Player of the Season
✨ PL Young Player of the Season
✨ FWA Footballer of the Year
✨ PFA Player of the Year
🆕 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year pic.twitter.com/5e30KdW2ls

— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 31, 2023

Guardiola was voted forward of Italians Luciano Spalletti, who led Napoli to their first Serie A title in 33 years, and Simone Inzaghi whose Inter Milan aspect had been Champions League runners-up and received the Italian Cup.

The Spanish supervisor was not current to obtain the award as he’s recovering from again surgical procedure.

FC Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati was named UEFA ladies’s participant of the 12 months and devoted her award and mentioned that abuse of energy in a piece relationship can’t be allowed, as she addressed the turmoil surrounding the Spanish soccer federation.

𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐀, 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐉𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐃’𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐀 🏆 pic.twitter.com/S9FPYj9YW6

— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) August 31, 2023

“This is not a good moment in Spanish football,” Bonmati mentioned after profitable the UEFA ladies’s participant of the 12 months award.

“We have just won the World Cup, but they are not talking much about it,” she mentioned, referring to the outrage after the top of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed participant Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s victory within the Women’s World Cup.