Voting is now open on Fifa.com for the eighth edition of The Best Fifa Football Awards™ on Fifa.com
Voting is now open on Fifa.com for the eighth edition of The Best Fifa Football Awards™ on Fifa.com
Nominees shortlisted by panel of experts for the Fifa Fan Award and men’s and women’s categories
Alexia Putellas and Lionel Messi are the reigning holders of the top player prizes
Less than a month after the final whistle blew at the ninth Fifa Women’s World Cup™ final, the nominations have been announced for the eighth edition of The Best Fifa Football Awards™. The nominees were shortlisted by a panel of football experts who reviewed longer lists compiled by Fifa based on the candidates' achievements during the respective award eligibility periods (see below). Voting is now open across the various categories, with the international jury being comprised of national team captains and coaches, journalists, and fans from all over the world.
Performances at the record-breaking Fifa Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ are reflected in The Best Fifa Women’s Player nominees. Adidas Golden Ball winner Aitana Bonmatí leads a quartet of Spanish nominees. Four players from tournament runners-up England and a trio of Matildas - who were a victory away from reaching the final on home soil – are also part of a 16-player shortlist. Half of the candidates for The Best Fifa Men's Player were part of Manchester City’s 2022-23 treble-winning squad, while coach Pep Guardiola, is nominated for The Best Fifa Men’s Coach alongside four of his peers.
Meanwhile, the 2021 and 2022 winners of The Best Fifa Women’s Coach – Emma Hayes and Sarina Wiegman – feature among the quintet nominated in this category. Between the sticks, nominations for The Best Fifa Women’s Goalkeeper are heavily dominated by custodians who shone in Australia and
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