The Best FIFA: List of various contenders
For the awards scheduled for February 27, FIFA announced on Thursday January 12 the various lists of contenders for The Best Fifa trophies.
In total, 7 categories of trophies will be awarded in an annual ceremony that marks its return to face-to-face after several years of disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The most coveted, Lionel Messi, crowned champion of Mali, is the favorite for The Best Men Player Fifa (best male player) trophy.
The categories to be awarded are: best player, player, goalkeeper, goalkeeper, supporter, coach for men’s and women’s football. For The Best – FIFA Supporters Awards, one person and 2 groups of supporters are in the running. First, Abdullah Al Salmi (Saudi Arabia). Crossing the Saudi desert, Abdullah traveled to Qatar on foot from his hometown of Jeddah to cheer on his FIFA World Cup team. Second, the Argentina fans.
They came to Qatar to push their team to their FIFA World Cup crown, and millions of them cheered on their heroes as they returned to Buenos Aires and across the country. And finally, the Japanese fans who have gained worldwide respect for their tradition of staying in the stadium after World Cup matches to help clean the stands.
According to FIFA, two panels of experts selected the candidates. He also added that the FIFA+ public voting process will run until February 3, 2023 and the three finalists in each of the seven categories will be announced in early February.
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List of contenders:
The Best – FIFA Players:
Julián Álvarez (Argentina / River Plate and Manchester City FC)
Jude Bellingham (England / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)
Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)
Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund and Manchester City FC)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona)
Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool FC and FC Bayern Munich)
Kylian Mbappe (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain)
Luka Modric (Croatia / Real Madrid CF)
Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)
Vinicius Junior (Brazil / Real Madrid CF)
The Best – FIFA Players:
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain – FC Barcelona)
Debinha (Brazil – North Carolina Courage)
Jessie Fleming (Canada – Chelsea FC Women)
Ada Hegerberg (Norway – Olympique Lyonnais)
Samantha Kerr (Australia – Chelsea FC Women)
Beth Mead (England – Arsenal WFC)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands – Arsenal WFC)
Alex Morgan (USA – Orlando Pride and San Diego Wave)
Lena Oberdorf (Germany – VfL Wolfsburg)
Alexandra Popp (Germany – VfL Wolfsburg)
Alexia Putellas (Spain – FC Barcelona)
Wendie Renard (France – Olympique Lyonnais)
Keira Walsh (England – Manchester City WFC and FC Barcelona)
Leah Williamson (England – Arsenal WFC)
The Best – FIFA Women’s Football Coach:
Sonia Bompastor (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
Emma Hayes (England/Chelsea FC Women)
Beverly Priestman (England / Canadian National Team)
Pia Sundhage (Sweden / Brazil National Team)
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany / National Team Germany)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / England and Netherlands National Teams)
The Best – Fifa Coach for Men’s Football:
Carlo Ancelotti (Italy / Real Madrid CF)
Didier Deschamps (France / French National Team)
Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City FC)
Walid Regragui (Morocco / Wydad AC / Morocco National Team)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina / Argentina National Team)
The Best – Fifa Goalkeeper:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)
Mary Earps (England/Manchester United WFC)
Christiane Endler (Chile / Olympique Lyonnais)
Merle Frohms (Germany / Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg)
Alyssa Naeher (USA/Chicago Red Stars)
Sandra Paños García-Villamil (Spain / FC Barcelona)
The Best – Fifa Goalkeeper:
Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Sevilla FC)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Real Madrid CF)
Ederson (Brazil / Manchester City FC)
Emiliano Martinez (Argentina / Aston Villa FC)
