FIFA has announced the list of nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024, which will recognize the stars of the year in men’s and women’s football, both for clubs and national teams. It is now possible to vote in various award categories on FIFA.com, according to the International Football Federation in a note.
In this edition, fans will be able to vote for the winners of The Best FIFA Football Player Award, The Best FIFA Women’s Player Award, The Best FIFA Men’s Football Coach Award, The Best FIFA Women’s Football Coach Award.
Fans will exclusively choose the winner of the FIFA Fan Award, while a panel of experts will choose the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award
Also in The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award and The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award, the votes of fans will have the same weight as those of the current captains and coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams, as well such as those of media representatives.
On this occasion, fans will exclusively choose the winner of the FIFA Fan Award, while a panel of experts will choose the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award.
The winners of the new FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award will be chosen among fans and also by a panel of FIFA Legends, whose vote will have equal weight.
The winners of the new Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award will be chosen from among fans
But the novelty of this edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards is that fans will have the opportunity to participate in the selection of The Best Award for the FIFA men’s eleven and The Best Award for the FIFA women’s eleven.
Thus, fans will be able to choose their players from a list of 77 nominees (22 defenders, 22 midfielders and 22 forwards, plus eleven goalkeepers) and place them in order to form their team. The votes of the fans will be worth the same as those of a panel of experts.
The FIFA Puskás Award will be awarded to the scorer of the best goal in men’s football, regardless of championship or nationality. For the first time, the FIFA Marta Award, named in honor of the Brazilian legend, will be awarded to the best goal in any women’s league on the planet.
The deadline to vote on FIFA.com ends at 11:59 p.m. (CET) next Tuesday, December 10, and the rules for awarding all awards are available in the FIFA Digital Hub.
List of Award nominees:
Nominated for The Best FIFA Women’s Player Award:
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain), Barcelona
Barbra Banda (Zambia), Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway), Barcelona
Keira Walsh (England), Barcelona
Khadija Shaw (Jamaica), Manchester City
Lauren Hemp (England), Manchester City
Lindsey Horan (United States), Olympique de Lyon
Lucy Bronze (England), Barcelona/Chelsea
Mallory Swanson (United States), Chicago Red Stars
Mariona Caldentey (Spain), Barcelona/Arsenal
Naomi Girma (United States), San Diego Wave
Ona Batlle (Spain), Barcelona
Salma Paralluelo (Spain), Barcelona
Sophia Smith (USA), Portland Thorns
Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi), Paris Saint-Germain/Olympique Lyon
Trinity Rodman (United States), Washington Spirit
Nominees for The Best FIFA Player Award:
Dani Carvajal (Spain), Real Madrid
Erling Haaland (Norway), Manchester City
Federico Valverde (Uruguay), Real Madrid
Florian Wirtz (Germany), Bayer Leverkusen
Jude Bellingham (England), Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé (France), Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid
Lamine Yamal (Spain), Barcelona
Lionel Messi (Argentina), Inter Miami
Rodri (Spain), Manchester City
Toni Kroos (Germany), Real Madrid (retired)
Vinícius Jr. (Brazil), Real Madrid
Nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Football Coach Award:
Arthur Elias (Brazil), Brazil
Elena Sadiku (Sweden), Celtic
Emma Hayes (England), Chelsea/United States
Futoshi Ikeda (Japan), Japan
Gareth Taylor (England), Manchester City
Jonatan Giráldez (Spain), Barcelona/Washington Spirit
Sandrine Soubeyrand (France), Paris FC
Sonia Bompastor (France), Olympique de Lyon/Chelsea
Nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Football Coach Award:
Carlo Ancelotti (Italy), Real Madrid
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Argentina
Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Spain
Pep Guardiola (Spain), Manchester City
Xabi Alonso (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen
Nominated for The BEST FIFA Goalkeeper Award:
Alyssa Naeher (United States), Chicago Red Stars
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany), Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham
Ayaka Yamashita (Japan), INAC Kobe Leonessa/Manchester City
Cata Coll (Spain), Barcelona
Mary Earps (England), Manchester United/Paris Saint-Germain
Nominees for The BEST FIFA Goalkeeper Award:
Andriy Lunin (Ukraine), Real Madrid
David Raya (Spain), Arsenal
Ederson (Brazil), Manchester City
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina), Aston Villa
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy), Paris Saint-Germain
Mike Maignan (France), AC Milan
Unai Simón (Spain), Athletic Club.
Also on the FIFA page are the Nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Eleven Award, the Nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Eleven Award, the FIFA Marta Award, the FIFA Puskás Award and the Nominees for the FIFA Fans.
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