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FIFA Best Player Award: Ronaldo Out As Messi, Mbappe Make List (Full List)
The candidates for the Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 were announced by the International Association Football Federation (FIFA) on Thursday.
The list of candidates for Best Men’s Player includes Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona, World Cup winner Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina, as well as Messi’s teammates Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr.
Lewandowski and Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who has two honors and shares the record for winning FIFA’s Best Men’s Player twice, are not included on the list.
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Best FIFA Men’s Player nominees:
Julian Alvarez (Argentina /River Plate/Manchester City)
Jude Bellingham (England/Borussia Dortmund)
Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Norway/Borussia Dortmund /Manchester City)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern München/Barcelona)
Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool/Bayern München)
Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain)
Luka Modric (Croatia/Real Madrid)
Neymar (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)
Vinicius Junior (Brazil/Real Madrid)
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Best FIFA Women’s Player nominees:
Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona)
Debinha (Brazil /North Carolina Courage)
Jessie Fleming (Canada/Chelsea Women)
Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Olympique Lyonnais)
Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea Women)
Beth Mead (England/Arsenal WFC)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal WFC)
Alex Morgan (USA/Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave)
Lena Oberdorf (Germany/Wolfsburg)
Alexandra Popp (Germany/Wolfsburg)
Alexia Putellas (Spain/Barcelona)
Wendie Renard (France/Olympique Lyonnais)
Keira Walsh (England/Manchester City WFC/Barcelona)
Leah Williamson (England/Arsenal WFC)
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach nominees:
Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid)
Didier Deschamps (France/France)
Pep Guardiola (Spain/Manchester City)
Walid Regragui (Morocco/Morocco)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina/Argentina)
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach nominees:
Sonia Bompastor (France/Olympique Lyonnais)
Emma Hayes (England/Chelsea Women)
Bev Priestman (England/Canada)
Pia Sundhage (Sweden/Brazil)
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany/Germany)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/England)
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper nominees:
Alisson Becker (Brazil/Liverpool)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco/Sevilla)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid)
Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City)
Emiliano Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa)
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper nominees:
Christiane Endler (Chile/Olympique Lyonnais)
Ann-Katrin Berger (German/Chelsea)
Mary Earps (England/Manchester United)
Merle Frohms (German/Wolfsburg)
Alyssa Naeher (US/Chicago Red Stars)
Sandra Panos Garcia-Villamil (Spain /Barcelona)
FIFA Puskas Award nominees:
Mario Balotelli
Amandine Henry
Theo Hernandez
Alou Kuol
Kylian Mbappe
Francisco Gonzalez Metilli
Marcin Oleksy
Salma Paralluelo
Richarlison
Alessia Russo
Dimitri Payet
