FIFA The Best Awards: Latest news and updates as Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe battle it out for the men's award while Spain's Jenni Hermoso is nominated for women's award

A change of pace now as the legendary figures of Sir Bobby Charlton, Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer are remembered following their deaths in the past year.

The film features the greats discussing their careers.

This includes seven World Cups between them.

Congratulations to the Brazil players for this award. There is no room for inequality in the world and football can lead us to equality in society,’ says Cafu.

‘Football in one of the best tools for social inclusion in the world. Let’s use this tool to educate people and find equality.’

Brazil have won the FIFA Fair Play Award for their decision to swap their iconic yellow jerseys for an all-black kit during a friendly against Guinea in June 2023.

The all-black kit was in a show of solidarity to Vinicius Jnr, who had been subjected to racist abuse during the LaLiga season with Real Madrid.

Six Brazilian legends accept the award on behalf of the team.

Further success for Manchester City, with Ederson scooping the Men's Best Goalkeeper award.

The Brazilian has seen off competition from Thibaut Courtois and Yassine Bounou.

Courtois, incidentially, is in goal for the World XI.

That is always weird to me.

'Wow, thank you very much. Last year, I won the award I didn’t get in team of the year, but when I was in team of the year I thought I was done for the night,' Earps says.

'Thanks to my team-mates, without you I wouldn’t be on this stage.

'Thank you to all my coaches. I am blown away. I talk a lot about how it has not been the easiet journey to get here, I took the scenic route. Looking back it all makes sense, we all have struggles so it has prepared me for this now. If you are struggling, keep going.

'When we come together and speak out on injustices we can change the world.'

No real surprise about this one as Mary Earps retains her title as the FIFA Best Women's Goalkeeper.

The England star still seems a little shocked.

Earps has developed a reputation for heartfelt acceptance speeches and this one is no different.

She makes a very clear reference to the injustices last year in her speech.

Full quotes on the way...

Defintiely worth remembering the context around those last couple of awards.

Jorge Vilda, Spain's World Cup winning manager, was left off the shortlist given the turmoil surrounding the squad.

Vilda had long been a controversial figure before his exit after the World Cup.

Then there was Luis Rubiales, the Spanish FA President, who was forced out after kissing Jenni Hermoso in the World Cup trophy presentation.

Carmona is asked about the impact of Spain's World Cup triumph on the country.

'The impact on our country has been very important,' she says.

'It is a small leap that we were missing and I think this will take football in our country even further forward.'

Wow.

A real show of England's success in the women's game with seven of the Lionnesses having been included in the Women's World XI.

Spain's World Cup winning goalscorer Olga Carmona is also featured, along with Aitana Bonmai, Alex Morgan and Sam Kerr.

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World XI: Mary Earps, Olga Carmona, Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Keira Walsh, Alessia Russo, Lauren James, Ella Toone, Aitana Bonmati, Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr

The awards keep coming with the FIFA Best Women's Coach Award up next.

England boss Sarina Wiegman scoops the award having guided the Lionesses to the Women's World Cup final.

'Here I am again,' Wiegman says after winning the award for the fourth time.

Haha!

Pep Guardiola is asked to choose who would win out of his Man City and Barcelona Treble winner teams.

'F***,' he responds.

Brilliant.

That was definitely not expected.

'Barcelona is the club of my heart, they are the reason why I am here,' Guardiola adds.

'But doing it with Man City, 15 or 20 years ago we were not here. We have built step by step since Roberto Mancini was here.

'Those years ago, we could not expect to be here.'

Here is the team!

Six Manchester City players make the line-up, with Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham another notable name.

That is some attack too, with Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Vinicius Jr.

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World XI: Thibaut Courtois, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Jude Bellingham, Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Vinicius Jr

A first cheesy joke of the evening from Thierry Henry as he claims he always wanted to guide Guardiola as he instructs him to stage on stage to help reveal the FIFA Men's World XI.

This team will be stacked with Man City players you feel.

Good evening. Thank you so much.

I want to share this award with Simone Inzaghi and Luciano Spalletti. I want to share this moment with our owners, our chairman and chief executive and Txiki Begiristain

Thank you so so much.

Of course on behalf of my staff, I want to say thank you to our players. Without exception all of them, I want to thank all of them for this incredible journey.

Thank you for my dad being here, he is 92 years old. Of course to my brothers, sisters, my wife and our three kids. I could not live this incredible life as a professional without her [my wife].

The first award of the evening is set to be revealed.

Pep Guardiola, Simone Inzaghi and Luciano Spalletti are the nominees for the Men's Coach of the Year prize.

The winner is Pep Guardiola...

No surprise there after Man City's incredible Treble last season, as well as clinching the Club World Cup.

Henry and Chowdhury introduce a montage from last year’s Women’s World Cup, with a dance group performing on stage to ‘praise you’.

Spain memorably beat England in the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

You have to wonder whether the dedication to women tonight might have something to do with the events that followed that final...

Off we go. A couple of minutes late... people never take their seats on time.

Here come Thierry Henry and Reshmin Chowdhury.

This edition of the FIFA Best Awards have been dedicated to women, Chowdhury reveals.

All the awards tonight will be presented by women as a result!

Somewhere Joey Barton rages... I imagine...

Just five minutes away from the start of the awards ceremony, with FIFA's live stream having burst into life with clips of all the stars arriving on the green carpet.

In fact, they have just been warned to take their seats ahead of the show.

Should be hearing from this man later on.

Man City boss Pep Guardiola has been chatting to reporters as he makes his way into the venue, which is incidentally the Hammersmith Apollo.

You have got to love whoever puts the guest list together for these awards ceremonies.

Yet to see photos of any of the three nominees for the men's award.

But we do have former Chelsea midfielder Geremi, ex-Arsenal defender Phillippe Senderos.

David Dein has also been pictured arriving, along with World Cup winning Marcel Desailly.

It feels extremely random.

I spy a SPOTY winner.

Last month, Mary Earps picked up the BBC's annual honour and the England's goalkeeper is in contention for another prize this evening.

Earps, you suspect, will claim The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper honour this evening. After all, she was named goalkeeper of the tournament at the Women's World Cup.

The Manchester United shot-stopper won the award last year. She's bidding back back-to-back wins for 2022 and 2023.

Barcelona and Spain keeper Cata Coll is also nominated, as well as West Ham and Australia's Mackenzie Arnold.

A pride of Lionnesses are present with Alex Greenwood pictured alongside Earps, with Ella Toone and former England star Jill Scott also present.

Could there be success for the Seagulls this evening?

It feels a real sign of Brighton's rise over recent years that one of their players is up for an award.

Julio Enciso is one of three contenders for the Puskas Award this evening.

The Paraguayan is nominated for his stunning goal against Man City last May.

Thierry Henry is part of the presenting team for tonight’s awards ceremony.

Arsenal’s all-time record goalscorer made the FIFA FIFPRO World XI on one occasion during his outstanding playing career, which feels something of an oversight.

Henry, who has been entertaining as a pundit on CBS Sports with Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards, will be without that duo tonight.

He is hosting alongside British sports broadcaster and presenter Reshmin Chowdhury, while Duda Pavao will be interviewing a series of star names in the audience throughout the night.

A rare occasion for the game's best to ditch their playing kit and tracksuits for more formal attire.

Should be some eye-catching outfits on show you would expect at this awards bash.

A few early arrivals with Aitana Bontami, Kyle Walker and Emma Hayes among those to have been pictured.

Cheslea and soon to be United States boss Hayes his up for the women's coach award.

Walker, I imagine, should be a shoo-in for the men's team of the year.

A helpful video this from FIFA explaining what the awards are all about.

The ceremony officially begins at 7.30pm local time in London, but the stars are already arriving on the green carpet.

Despite their split from the Ballon d'Or, must admit these FIFA awards tend to follow the same script in terms of the names honoured.

Which really shouldn't be a surprise given the awards are recognising the game's best.

Spain and Barcelona star Aitana Bonmati has collecting the the top women's prize at all the recent awards ceremonies.

The 25-year-old midfielder has won the Ballon d’Or Feminin, the Women’s World Cup Golden Ball, the UEFA Player of the Year and Champions League Player of the Season in recent months.

It follows her starring role in Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph, as well as Barcelona’s Treble of the league, Spanish Cup and Champions League.

Bonmati faces competition from her Spain team-mate Jenni Hermoso and Real Madrid and Colombia star Linda Caicedo.

It is the eighth edition of the The Best FIFA Awards since their split from the Ballon d'Or.

Four players have scooped The Best FIFA Men's Player prize in the seven editions so far and you won't be surprised by the name.

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski have each won the award twice, while Luka Modric was honoured in 2018.

Messi can go clear tonight with the Argentine superstar one of the three men shortlisted for the award.

He faces competition from former PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Man City forward Erling Haaland.

Hello and welcome to Mail Sport's coverage of The Best FIFA Football Awards in London.

Stay with us throughout the evening as we provide all the latest updates from the glitzy awards bash and the winners of each of the awards.