FIFA have announced their shortlist for the best men’s and women’s awards for 2021.
The shortlist reveals the nominations for the best players in both categories and the best coaches as well.
According to FIFA’s official website, the awards are judged based on the performances during the calendar year beginning on the 8th of October 2020 up until the 7th of August 2021. The calendar year for the women’s awards concludes on the 6th of August 2021.
The report further states that the awards will be decided by panels and public voting.
The nominees for the Puskas award are yet to be revealed and the event is set to take place in Zurich on the 17th of January 2022.
The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been unsurprisingly named on the shortlist for the men’s award. Both players have been exceptional for over a decade now and they are undoubtedly some of the best footballers of their generation.
Meanwhile, the women’s nominees include the likes of Lucy Bronze, Ellen White and Sam Kerr.
As far as the managers are concerned the likes of Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Emma Hayes and Sarina Wiegman have been nominated among others.
Premier League goalkeepers Alison Becker, Edouard Mendy and Kasper Schmeichel have been shortlisted for the goalkeeper’s award.
Best FIFA men’s player:
- Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus FC / Manchester United FC)
- Erling Haaland (Norway / Borussia Dortmund)
- Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea FC)
- N’Golo Kante (France / Chelsea FC)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern Munich)
- Kylian Mbappe (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)
Best FIFA women’s player nominees:
- Stina Blackstenius (Sweden / BK Häcken)
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Lucy Bronze (England / Manchester City WFC)
- Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden / Chelsea FC Women)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / FC Barcelona)
- Pernille Harder (Denmark / Chelsea FC Women)
- Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona), Ji Soyun (Korea Republic / Chelsea FC Women)
- Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
- Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns FC)
- Ellen White (England / Manchester City WFC)
Best FIFA men’s coach:
- Antonio Conte (Italy / FC Internazionale Milano / Tottenham Hotspur FC)
- Hansi Flick (Germany / FC Bayern München / German national team)
- Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City FC)
- Roberto Mancini (Italy / Italian national team)
- Lionel Sebastian Scaloni (Argentina / Argentinian national team),
- Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atlético de Madrid)
- Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea FC)
Best FIFA women’s coach:
- Lluis Cortes (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden / Swedish national team)
- Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)
- Beverly Priestman (England / Canadian national team)
- Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team / English national team)
Best FIFA men’s goalkeeper:
- Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Edouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC)
- Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München)
- Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark / Leicester City FC)
Best FIFA women’s goalkeeper:
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)
- Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbe (Canada / FC Rosengård / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / Atlético de Madrid Femenino)
- Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)
