FIFA Best Awards: Haaland among Man City nominees; England Lionesses recognised
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are among the nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, while five of England's Women's World Cup finalists are in contention for prizes.
Haaland is joined in the running by six of his Manchester City treble-winning team-mates - including Ederson in the goalkeepers' category - and their manager Pep Guardiola is up for the men's coach prize. Current Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is also in the running for that award after winning a treble with Celtic.
While City dominate the men's player list with half of the nominees, Declan Rice, who led West Ham to the Europa Conference League title last season, also features on the 12-strong list.
Ederson's rivals for the goalkeeper prize include Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois and Andre Onana, who won the Italian Cup and reached the Champions League final with Inter Milan before joining Manchester United.
The qualifying period for the men's awards runs from December 19, 2022 - the day after current award-holder Messi helped Argentina to World Cup glory - to August 2023.
England's Lionesses are also recognised for their efforts in reaching the final of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, with Rachel Daly, Alex Greenwood, Lauren James and Keira Walsh up for The Best FIFA Women's Player and Mary Earps vying to be The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper.
There are four victorious Spanish players on The Best Women's Player list, hoping to succeed last year's winner Alexia Putellas, including Jenni Hermoso.
England women's head coach Sarina Wiegman is up for The Best FIFA Women's Coach prize, along with Chelsea's WSL-winning boss Emma Hayes - but there is no nomination for Spain's now-sacked head coach Jorge Vilda.
The women's prizes
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