The nominees for the Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 have been finally announced by FIFA, read on to know which nominees have made the list along with the ceremony date
Who were the ones to pick the candidates for every award? Two expert panels in men’s and women’s football separately, namely- Eniola Aluko, Emma Byrne and Marta Tejedor, along with Tim Cahill, David Trezeguet and Alexi Lalas selected the players for the respective awards in each of the categories. Take a look at all the nominees for the Best FIFA Football awards.
The Best FIFA Football Awards Nominees List 2021: Best Men’s Player, Odds, Vote, Ceremony Date
The Best FIFA Football Awards nominees for 2021 are now revealed by FIFA with the event taking place on January 17th 2022 in what is going to be an online ceremony due to Covid restrictions and protocols.
The betting odds, power ranking and predictions of the winners can be found here.
- Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus / Manchester United)
- Erling Haaland (Norway / Borussia Dortmund)
- Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea)
- N’Golo Kanté (France / Chelsea)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich)
- Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)
The Best FIFA Football Awards: Best Women’s Player
- Stina Blackstenius (Sweden / BK Häcken)
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / Barcelona)
- Lucy Bronze (England / Manchester City)
- Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden / Chelsea)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / Barcelona)
- Pernille Harder (Denmark / Chelsea)
- Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / Barcelona)
- Ji Soyun (Korea Republic / Chelsea Women)
- Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea Women)
- Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain / Barcelona)
- Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns)
- Ellen White (England / Manchester City)
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 Nominees List: Best Women’s Coach
- Lluís Cortés (Spain / Barcelona)
- Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden / Swedish national team)
- Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea)
- Beverly Priestman (England / Canadian national team)
- Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team / English national team)
The Best Men’s Coach
- Antonio Conte (Italy / Inter Milan / Tottenham)
- Hansi Flick (Germany / Bayern Munich / Germany national team)
- Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City)
- Roberto Mancini (Italy / Italian national team)
- Lionel Sebastián Scaloni (Argentina / Argentinian national team)
- Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atlético de Madrid)
- Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea)
The Best Women’s Goalkeeper
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea)
- Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé (Canada / FC Rosengård / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / Atlético de Madrid)
- Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)
The Best Men’s Goalkeeper
- Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Édouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea)
- Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern Munich)
- Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark / Leicester City)
FIFA Best Awards 2021 Voting Details And Venue
Public voting is now open on FIFA’s website FIFA.com and you can vote till 23:59 CET on December 10th, 2021.
Those looking to know all about the voting and award process can find it in the Rules of Allocation. The three finalists in all of the seven categories will be revealed by FIFA in early January 2022. The awards ceremony will take place in the Swiss city of Zurich, where the FIFA headquarters are situated.