FIFA have revealed the nominees for their The Best awards on Wednesday morning.
A ceremony on 17 December will see players and coaches from both the women’s game and the men’s game win the prizes up for grabs.
The nominees, as selected by expert panels, are as follows:
The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
Lucy Bronze (England / Olympique Lyonnais / Manchester City WFC) Delphine Cascarino (France / Olympique Lyonnais) Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / FC Barcelona) Pernille Harder (Denmark / VfL Wolfsburg / Chelsea FC Women) Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona) Ji So-yun (Korea Republic / Chelsea FC Women) Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women) Saki Kumagai (Japan / Olympique Lyonnais) Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany / Olympique Lyonnais) Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC) Wendie Renard (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
The Best FIFA Men’s Player:
Thiago Alcântara (Spain / FC Bayern München / Liverpool FC) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus FC) Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC) Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München) Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool FC) Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain) Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona) Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain) Sergio Ramos (Spain / Real Madrid CF) Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC ) Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands / Liverpool FC)
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women) Sarah Bouhaddi (France / Olympique Lyonnais) Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain) Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / VfL Wolfsburg / Atlético de Madrid Femenino) Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars) Ellie Roebuck (England / Manchester City WFC)
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:
Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC) Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Real Madrid CF) Keylor Navas (Costa Rica / Paris Saint-Germain) Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München) Jan Oblak (Slovenia / Atlético de Madrid) Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany / FC Barcelona)
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
Lluís Cortés (Spain / FC Barcelona) Rita Guarino (Italy / Juventus Women) Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women) Stephan Lerch (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg) Hege Riise (Norway / LSK Kvinner) Jean-Luc Vasseur (France / Olympique Lyonnais) Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team)
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:
Marcelo Bielsa (Argentina / Leeds United FC) Hans-Dieter Flick (Germany / FC Bayern München) Jürgen Klopp (Germany / Liverpool FC) Julen Lopetegui (Spain / Sevilla FC) Zinedine Zidane (France / Real Madrid CF)