FIFA The Best 2024: These are the nominees

The FIFA has announced the list of nominees for the awards The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024which will recognize the stars of the year in men’s and women’s soccer, 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.

Also in The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award and The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award, the votes of the fans will have equal weight with the current captains and coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams, as well as with media representatives. This time, the FIFA Fan Award winner will be chosen exclusively by the fans, while a panel of experts will select the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award. The winners of the new FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award will be chosen by the fans and also by a panel of FIFA Legends, whose vote will have equal weight.

Fans will join the ‘ideal eleven’

But what is new in 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 FIFA men’s eleven and The Best Award for FIFA women’s eleven. So, fans can choose their players from a list of 77 nominees (22 defenders, 22 midfielders and 22 forwards, including eleven goalkeepers) and place them to form their team. The votes of the fans will be equal in value to the votes of a panel of experts.

The FIFA Puskás Award is 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 pm (CET) next Tuesday, December 10, and the rules for awarding all awards are available on the FIFA Digital Hub.

LIST OF NOMINATIONS

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain), FC 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), PSG/Olympique Lyonnais
Trinity Rodman (United States), Washington Spirit
MEN’S FOOTBALL
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), PSG/Real Madrid
Lamine Yamal (Spain), Barcelona
Lionel Messi (Argentina), Inter Miami
Rodri (Spain), Manchester City
Toni Kroos (Germany), Real Madrid (retired)
Vinicius Jr. (Brazil), Real Madrid
WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH
Arthur Elias (Brazil), Brazil
Elena Sadiku (Sweden), Celtic
Emma Hayes (England), Chelsea/United States
Yutoshi 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
MEN’S SOCCER COACH
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
PORTRESS
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), FC Barcelona
Mary Earps (England), Manchester United/Paris Saint-Germain
GOALIE
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.