The Best FIFA Football Awards. Who is nominated and where to watch it?

The Best FIFA Football Awards will be held on 17 January 2022 in Zurich. This will be the sixth edition of the awarding ceremony. Here you can find everything you need to know about the event.

The ceremony will be live-streamed on FIFA.com and the FIFA YouTube channel, from 19.00 CET. The presenters will be Reshmin Chowdhury and Jermaine Jenas.

There will be eleven categories during the The Best FIFA Football Awards:

• The Best FIFA men’s player;
• The Best FIFA women’s player;
• The Best FIFA men’s coach;
• The FIFA FIFA women’s coach;
• The Best FIFA men’s goalkeeper;
• The Best FIFA women’s goalkeeper;
• The Best FIFA Puskas award;
• The Best FIFA fan award;
• FIFA Fifpro men’s world XI;
• FIFA Fifpro women’s world XI;
• FIFA Fair Play award

Final nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Player and The Best FIFA Men’s Player

Jennifer Hermoso

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Player:

• Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona);
• Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women);
• Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)

Robert Lewandowski

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Player:

• Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München);
• Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain);
• Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)

Final nominees for The Best FIFA Women's Coach and The Best FIFA Men’s Coach

Lluis Cortes

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:

• Lluis Cortes (Spain / FC Barcelona);
• Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC);
• Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team / English national team)

Roberto Mancini

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:

• Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City FC);
• Roberto Mancini (Italy / Italian national team);
• Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea FC)

Final nominees for The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper

Christiane Endler

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:

• 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)

Gianluigi Donnarumma

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:

• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain);
• Edouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC);
• Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München)

Final nominees for The Puskas Award

Erik Lamela

The Puskas Award is given to the player judged to have scored the most aesthetically pleasing goal in the last season.

The final three nominees for The Puskas Award:

• Erik Lamela – Arsenal - Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League);
• Patrik Schick – Czech Republic - Scotland (UEFA EURO 2020);
• Mehdi Taremi – Chelsea - FC Porto (UEFA Champions League)

Final nominees for The Best FIFA Fair Play Award

Claudio Ranieri

The Denmark national teamhave been nominated for their response to Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest. Claudio Ranieri’s respect and Scott Brown’s special gesture have also been recognised.

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Fair Play Award:

• Denmark national team, medics, and coaching staff;
• Claudio Ranieri;
• Scott Brown

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