FIFA Releases The Nominees For The Best Players Award Ft Ronaldo And Messi

After two bubble-bound seasons as football is slowly returning to normalcy, FIFA dropped a bomb as it announced the nominees for The Best awards of 2021. There were countless illustrious names that were laced with many promising ones.

A few were instantly recognized while others were on the rise. A few were obvious while others were startling. The list probably highlighted the world’s best footballers currently and also contained the catalogue of players who were tagged as the torch-bearers of legacy.

In this story, we will quickly take a look at the names released by FIFA for the best player’s awards in the ongoing season.

The best FIFA Women’s Player:

WOW. 🤩#CFCW pic.twitter.com/MSvUTj2jBO

— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) November 21, 2021

• Stina Blackstenius (Sweden / BK Häcken)
• Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / FC Barcelona)
• Lucy Bronze (England / Manchester City WFC)
• Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden / Chelsea FC Women)
• Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / FC Barcelona)
• Pernille Harder (Denmark / Chelsea FC Women)
• Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona)
• Ji Soyun (Korea Republic / Chelsea FC Women)
• Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
• Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
• Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
• Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns FC)
• Ellen White (England / Manchester City WFC)

The best FIFA men’s player

Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi are both GOATs – end of discussion (?) 😬 pic.twitter.com/9FkGFJIrwL

— International Champions Cup (@IntChampionsCup) November 17, 2021

• Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF)
• Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus FC / Manchester United FC)
• Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)
• Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea FC)
• N’Golo Kanté (France / Chelsea FC)
• Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München)
• Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
• Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain)
• Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
• Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)

The best FIFA Women’s coach:

Great fun chatting all things football and Womens Football Weekend @Wrightyshouse Live @barclaysfooty. Catch the special episode tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/xRMawAhmUu

— Emma Hayes MBE (@emmahayes1) November 11, 2021

• Lluís Cortés (Spain / FC Barcelona)
• Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden / Swedish national team)
• Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)
• Beverly Priestman (England / Canadian national team)
• Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team / English national team)

The best FIFA men’s coach:

🔹 Man City have won by 3️⃣+ goals 58 times in the #PL under Pep Guardiola

That's 10 more times than any other team during his time in charge pic.twitter.com/vir9K2OROE

— Premier League (@premierleague) November 22, 2021

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• Antonio Conte (Italy / FC Internazionale Milano / Tottenham Hotspur FC)
• Hansi Flick (Germany / FC Bayern München / German national team)
• Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City FC)
• Roberto Mancini (Italy / Italian national team)
• Lionel Sebastián Scaloni (Argentina / Argentinian national team)
• Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atlético de Madrid)
• Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea FC)

The best FIFA women’s goal-keeper:

😀 All smiles for @OLfeminin ahead of tonight's big match!#OLPSG pic.twitter.com/A3fZ297vPb

— Olympique Lyonnais 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@OL_English) November 14, 2021

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• Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)
• Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
• Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé (Canada / FC Rosengård / Paris Saint-Germain)
• Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / Atlético de Madrid Femenino)
• Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)

The best FIFA Men’s goalkeeper:

Tudo pronto para 🇧🇷 x 🇻🇪 #AB1 pic.twitter.com/rhVUxrwP46

— Alisson Becker (@Alissonbecker) October 6, 2021

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• Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain)
• Édouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC)
• Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München)
• Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark / Leicester City FC)