{"id":209293,"date":"2021-11-23T10:02:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T08:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifa.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/nominees-for-the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2021-revealed?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-11-23T10:02:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T08:02:07","slug":"nominees-for-the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2021-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/nominees-for-the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2021-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards(TM) 2021 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/ae45fe9931a338a\/600\/418\" alt=\"FIFA\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Shortlists for players&rsquo;, goalkeepers&rsquo; and coaches&rsquo; prizes announced; public voting via <a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2043574_en&amp;name=mOCBhvApfTR9QN%2fhtf6XjQ%3d%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUd6Q4r8MEyh6XsXjnA0WZZL%2f4CpyHNEzuOcOQD3Mqpm7WMQqZ3e7nAlTO49pRdCB82JTwDC4omxDg%3d%3d\"><strong>FIFA.com<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3xdZ943): votes can be cast until 10 December 2021; the Best FIFA Football Awards&trade; 2021 show to take place on 17 January 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for The&nbsp;Best FIFA Football Awards&trade; 2021, the winners of which will be revealed at an online ceremony on 17 January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Two expert panels &ndash; one for women&rsquo;s football&nbsp;(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3CACHTK) and one for men&rsquo;s football&nbsp;(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3qY03R9) &ndash; selected the candidates for each category.<\/p>\n<p>The nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Best FIFA Women&rsquo;s Player: *<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stina Blackstenius (Sweden \/ BK H&auml;cken)<\/li>\n<li>Aitana Bonmati (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Lucy Bronze (England \/ Manchester City WFC)<\/li>\n<li>Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Pernille Harder (Denmark \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Hermoso (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Ji So-yun (Korea Repuiblic \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Sam Kerr (Australia \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands \/ Arsenal WFC)<\/li>\n<li>Ellen White (England \/ Manchester City WFC)<\/li>\n<li>Alexia Putellas (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Christine Sinclair (Canada \/ Portland Thorns FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Best FIFA Men&rsquo;s Player:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Karim Benzema (France \/ Real Madrid CF)<\/li>\n<li>Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n<li>Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal \/ Juventus FC \/ Manchester United FC)<\/li>\n<li>Robert Lewandowski (Poland \/ FC Bayern M&uuml;nchen)<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Messi (Argentina \/ FC Barcelona \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n<li>Neymar (Brazil \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n<li>Erling Haaland (Norway \/ BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)<\/li>\n<li>Jorginho (Italy \/ Chelsea FC)<\/li>\n<li>N&rsquo;Golo Kant&eacute; (France \/ Chelsea FC)<\/li>\n<li>Kylian Mbapp&eacute; (France \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n<li>Mohamed Salah (Egypt \/ Liverpool FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Best FIFA Women&rsquo;s Coach:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Llu&iacute;s Cort&eacute;s (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden \/ Swedish national team)<\/li>\n<li>Emma Hayes (England \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Beverly Priestman (England \/ Canadian national team)<\/li>\n<li>Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands \/ Dutch national team \/ English national team)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Best FIFA Men&rsquo;s Coach: *<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Antonio Conte (Italy \/ FC Internazionale Milano \/ Tottenham Hotspur FC)<\/li>\n<li>Hansi Flick (Germany \/ FC Bayern M&uuml;nchen \/ German national team)<\/li>\n<li>Pep Guardiola (Spain \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n<li>Roberto Mancini (Italy \/ Italian national team)<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Sebasti&aacute;n Scaloni (Argentina \/ Argentinian national team)<\/li>\n<li>Diego Simeone (Argentina \/ Atl&eacute;tico de Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Tuchel (Germany \/ Chelsea FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Best FIFA Women&rsquo;s Goalkeeper:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Christiane Endler (Chile \/ Paris Saint-Germain \/ Olympique Lyonnais)<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Lynn Marie Labb&eacute; (Canada \/ FC Roseng&aring;rd \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n<li>Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden \/ Atl&eacute;tico de Madrid Femenino)<\/li>\n<li>Alyssa Naeher (USA \/ Chicago Red Stars)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Best FIFA Men&rsquo;s Goalkeeper:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alisson Becker (Brazil \/ Liverpool FC)<\/li>\n<li>Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy \/ AC Milan \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n<li>&Eacute;douard Mendy (Senegal \/ Chelsea FC)<\/li>\n<li>Manuel Neuer (Germany \/ FC Bayern M&uuml;nchen)<\/li>\n<li>Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark \/ Leicester City FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;* <em>These shortlists contain more candidates, in accordance with article 5 of the Rules of &nbsp;Allocation&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3HHlT13\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3HHlT13<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: the shortlist with the nominees for the FIFA Pusk&aacute;s Award (awarded for the best goal) will be announced at a later stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Voting open now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public voting is open on FIFA.com (https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3xdZ943)<em>&nbsp;<\/em>and will run until 23:59 CET on 10 December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA will announce the three finalists in each of the seven categories listed above in early January&nbsp;2022.<\/p>\n<p>The full voting and award process is detailed in the Rules of Allocation&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3HHlT13\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3HHlT13<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>To keep up with the latest news about The Best, check out FIFA.com (https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3xdZ943)<em>&nbsp;<\/em>and FIFA&rsquo;s accounts on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;(https:\/\/bit.ly\/30L7VKE), YouTube&nbsp;(https:\/\/bit.ly\/3xdHucL) and Twitter&nbsp;(https:\/\/bit.ly\/3HHdYkv).<\/p>\n<p>You can join the discussion about who should win the awards by using the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2043574_en&amp;name=vNlLLNS1U4h9QN%2fhtf6XjQ%3d%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUcHSB6Nh%2fQAzr%2frjwtppr36OYugf0L70mtVGB194RV2twiqkV4Oo59u0vcksRSaBU%2bnqWumCGRFH%2fndX2E2vMhuu7CgWbX1X%2f6C68nZGyfYeK67mNzEPZdHeZctZxbqS98jHktaqE%2bcjvdeffJ8D%2bBzc7YOCLTIi602vCNMrv6F1UQ8huOU9xmd%2fP%2fNIfK%2fCXfUV%2fp8AIendNCHJX5bmNVFZixrM54ta68YKl6%2bVopY3GRyOwcN%2bpQzU19qixdj6tt1ho0DJ%2bd8P3UoiBT2%2fViqar8%2bFSCUDPhHdywfcdS6jgC9Sx4uniUAR8DPS%2bQx0p%2fofwvEqf%2fC9gku3CksY6q5fZI3Z7gDssD1L1EPQVgW5Q%3d%3d\">#TheBest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of FIFA.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Contact for African media:&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:AfricanMedia@fifa.org\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AfricanMedia@fifa.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/38116cbeb47815e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/38116cbeb47815e\" alt=\"FIFA\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/38116cbeb47815e\">Download logo<\/a><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; 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