The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is all set to host the Best FIFA Football Awards on December 17, which would also be the fifth edition of the prestigious awards ceremony. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the governing body announced the nominees for the different categories.
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As for the Best FIFA Men’s Player category, it has 11 nominations, which included the top likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Besides, Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Mohamed Salah and Sergio Ramos are also among the prominent ones in the list. Messi won the award last year, while Ronaldo had won it in the previous two editions.
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The award was initially called the FIFA World Player of the Year award, which has been won on record six occasions by Messi, while Ronaldo has won it on five instances. It has later merged with Ballon d’Or, only to be separated again, as FIFA has changed the name of the award.
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Among other categories, the Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper has the prominent likes of Alisson Becker and Manuel Neuer. Also, the Best FIFA Men’s Coach possesses top names like Jürgen Klopp and Zinedine Zidane.
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Below is the complete list of the nominations: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)
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Best FIFA Men’s Player:Thiago Alcântara (Spain FC Bayern München Liverpool FC), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal Juventus FC), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium Manchester City FC), Robert Lewandowski (Poland FC Bayern München), Sadio Mané (Senegal Liverpool FC), Kylian Mbappé (France Paris Saint-Germain), Lionel Messi (Argentina FC Barcelona), Neymar (Brazil Paris Saint-Germain), Sergio Ramos (Spain Real Madrid CF), Mohamed Salah (Egypt Liverpool FC), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands Liverpool FC)
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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 de Madrid Femenino), Alyssa Naeher (USA Chicago Red Stars), Ellie Roebuck (England Manchester City WFC)
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Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:Alisson Becker (Brazil Liverpool FC), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium Real Madrid CF), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica Paris Saint-Germain), Manuel Neuer (Germany FC Bayern München), Jan Oblak (Slovenia Atlético de Madrid), Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany FC Barcelona)
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Best FIFA Women’s Coach:Lluís Cortés (Spain FC 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)
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Best FIFA Men’s Coach:Marcelo Bielsa (Argentina Leeds United FC), Hans-Dieter Flick (Germany FC Bayern München), Jürgen Klopp (Germany Liverpool FC), Julen Lopetegui (Spain Sevilla FC), Zinedine Zidane (France Real Madrid CF)
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FIFA Puskas AwardShirley Cruz (CRC) – Costa Rica v. Panama [Concacaf Women’s Olympic qualifying] (January 28 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] (February 28 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] (January 19 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] (August 20 2019)Son Heung min (KOR) – Tottenham Hotspur FC v. Burnley FC [Premier League - England] (December 7 2019)Leonel Quiñónez (ECU) – Universidad Católica v. CSD Macará [Serie A - Ecuador] (19 August 2019)Luis Suárez (URU) – FC Barcelona v. Real Mallorca [LaLiga - Spain] (7 December 2019)Caroline Weir (SCO) – Manchester City WFC v. Manchester United WFC [FA Women’s Super League - England] (September 7 2019)
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