{"id":110717,"date":"2021-11-22T20:29:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T19:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=110717"},"modified":"2021-11-22T22:46:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T21:46:38","slug":"fifa-announces-shortlist-for-2021-best-player-puskas-awards-others-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/22\/fifa-announces-shortlist-for-2021-best-player-puskas-awards-others-full-list\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA announces shortlist for 2021 Best Player, Puskas Awards, others (Full List)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Lionel Messi, Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo and Bayern Munich\u2019s Robert Lewandowski, Real Madrid\u2019s Karim Benzema and Cheslea\u2019s Jorginho are among the notable names shortlisted by FIFA for the 2021 Men Best Player award.<\/p>\n

FIFA also announced candidates for Puskas, Men\u2019s Best Coach, goalkeepers and among other awards in a post via its website on Monday.<\/p>\n

Public voting for the winners ends on December 10, 2021.<\/p>\n

FIFA will announce the winners of all the various awards on January 17, 2021, and it will be streamlined live on its website.<\/p>\n

However, the shortlist with the nominees for the FIFA<\/a> Pusk\u00e1s Award (awarded for
\nthe best goal) will be announced at a later stage.<\/p>\n

The nominees shortlisted by FIFA on Monday are listed below:<\/p>\n

The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Player<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden \/ BK H\u00e4cken)<\/li>\n
  2. Aitana Bonmat\u00ed (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n
  3. Lucy Bronze (England \/ Manchester City WFC)<\/li>\n
  4. Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n
  5. Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n
  6. Pernille Harder (Denmark \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n
  7. Jennifer Hermoso (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n
  8. Ji Soyun (Korea Republic \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n
  9. Sam Kerr (Australia \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n
  10. Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands \/ Arsenal WFC)<\/li>\n
  11. Alexia Putellas (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n
  12. Christine Sinclair (Canada \/ Portland Thorns FC)<\/li>\n
  13. Ellen White (England \/ Manchester City WFC)<\/li>\n
  14. The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Player:<\/li>\n
  15. Karim Benzema (France \/ Real Madrid CF)<\/li>\n
  16. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n
  17. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal \/ Juventus FC \/ Manchester United FC)<\/li>\n
  18. Erling Haaland (Norway \/ BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)<\/li>\n
  19. Jorginho (Italy \/ Chelsea FC)<\/li>\n
  20. N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 (France \/ Chelsea FC)<\/li>\n
  21. Robert Lewandowski (Poland \/ FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen)<\/li>\n
  22. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n
  23. Lionel Messi (Argentina \/ FC Barcelona \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n
  24. Neymar (Brazil \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n
  25. Mohamed Salah (Egypt \/ Liverpool FC)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Coach<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Llu\u00eds Cort\u00e9s (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n
    2. Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden \/ Swedish national team)<\/li>\n
    3. Emma Hayes (England \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n
    4. Beverly Priestman (England \/ Canadian national team)<\/li>\n
    5. Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands \/ Dutch national team \/ English national team)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Coach:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Antonio Conte (Italy \/ FC Internazionale Milano \/ Tottenham Hotspur FC)<\/li>\n
      2. Hansi Flick (Germany \/ FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen \/ German national team)<\/li>\n
      3. Pep Guardiola (Spain \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n
      4. Roberto Mancini (Italy \/ Italian national team)<\/li>\n
      5. Lionel Sebasti\u00e1n Scaloni (Argentina \/ Argentinian national team)<\/li>\n
      6. Diego Simeone (Argentina \/ Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid)<\/li>\n
      7. Thomas Tuchel (Germany \/ Chelsea FC)<\/li>\n
      8. The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Goalkeeper:<\/li>\n
      9. Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n
      10. Christiane Endler (Chile \/ Paris Saint-Germain \/ Olympique Lyonnais)<\/li>\n
      11. Stephanie Lynn Marie Labb\u00e9 (Canada \/ FC Roseng\u00e5rd \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n
      12. Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden \/ Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid Femenino)<\/li>\n
      13. Alyssa Naeher (USA \/ Chicago Red Stars)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Goalkeeper:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Alisson Becker (Brazil \/ Liverpool FC)<\/li>\n
        2. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy \/ AC Milan \/ Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li>\n
        3. \u00c9douard Mendy (Senegal \/ Chelsea FC)<\/li>\n
        4. Manuel Neuer (Germany \/ FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen)<\/li>\n
        5. Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark \/ Leicester City FC)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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FIFA also announced candidates for Puskas, Men\u2019s Best Coach, goalkeepers and among other awards in a post via its website […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":110794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[16280,138,23093,23094],"class_list":["post-110717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-best-player","tag-fifa","tag-fifa-award","tag-puskas-awards"],"yoast_head":"\nFIFA announces shortlist for 2021 Best Player, Puskas Awards, others (Full List)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Lionel Messi, Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo and Bayern Munich\u2019s Robert Lewandowski, Real Madrid\u2019s 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