FIFA has revealed its list of nominated candidates eligible for seven of the individual trophies that will be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony on the 17th of December 2020.
The nominees have been selected for two categories – women’s football and men’s football.
In 2019, Lionel Messi won the Best FIFA Men’s player award, leading with 46 rank points
The 2020 nominees are listed below;
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The Best FIFA Men’s Player:
- Thiago Alcântara (Spain /Bayern Munich / Liverpool)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich)
- Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool)
- Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona)
- Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Sergio Ramos (Spain / Real Madrid)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)
- Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands / Liverpool)
The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
- Lucy Bronze (England / Olympique Lyonnais / Manchester City WFC)
- Delphine Cascarino (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / FC Barcelona)
- Pernille Harder (Denmark / VfL Wolfsburg / Chelsea FC Women)
- Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Ji So-yun (Korea Republic / Chelsea FC Women)
- Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
- Saki Kumagai (Japan / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
- Wendie Renard (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:
- Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool)
- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Real Madrid)
- Keylor Navas (Costa Rica / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Manuel Neuer (Germany / Bayern Munich)
- Jan Oblak (Slovenia / Atlético Madrid)
- Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany / Barcelona)
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)
- Sarah Bouhaddi (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / VfL Wolfsburg / Atlético Madrid)
- Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)
- Ellie Roebuck (England / Manchester City WFC)
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:
- Marcelo Bielsa (Argentina / Leeds United)
- Hans-Dieter Flick (Germany / Bayern Munich)
- Jürgen Klopp (Germany / Liverpool)
- Julen Lopetegui (Spain / Sevilla)
- Zinedine Zidane (France / Real Madrid)
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
- Lluís Cortés (Spain / Barcelona)
- Rita Guarino (Italy / Juventus Women)
- Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)
- Stephan Lerch (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
- Hege Riise (Norway / LSK Kvinner)
- Jean-Luc Vasseur (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team)
FIFA Puskás Award:
- Shirley Cruz (CRC) – Costa Rica v. Panama [Concacaf Women’s Olympic qualifying] (28 January 2020)
- Giorgian De Arrascaeta (URU) – Ceará SC v. CR Flamengo [Brasileirão – Brazil] (25 August 2019)
- Jordan Flores (ENG) – Shamrock Rovers FC v. Dundalk FC [League of Ireland] (28 February 2020)
- André-Pierre Gignac (FRA) – UANL Tigres v. Pumas UNAM [Liga MX – Mexico] (1 March 2020)
- Sophie Ingle (WAL) – Arsenal WFC v. Chelsea FC Women [FA Women’s Super League – England] (19 January 2020)
- Zlatko Junuzović (AUT) – SK Rapid Wien v. FC Red Bull Salzburg [Bundesliga – Austria] (24 June 2020)
- Hlompho Kekana (RSA) – Mamelodi Sundowns FC v. Cape Town City FC [South African Premier Soccer League] (20 August 2019)
- Son Heungmin (KOR) – Tottenham Hotspur FC v. Burnley FC [Premier League – England] (7 December 2019)
- Leonel Quiñónez (ECU) – Universidad Católica v. CSD Macará [Serie A – Ecuador] (19 August 2019)
- Luis Suárez (URU) – FC Barcelona v. RCD Mallorca [LaLiga [MG(1] – Spain] (7 December 2019)
- Caroline Weir (SCO) – Manchester City WFC v. Manchester United WFC [FA Women’s Super League – England] (7 September 2019)
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