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)
