{"id":44713,"date":"2023-01-12T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/football\/nominees-for-the-best-fifa-football-awards-2022-revealed\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:00:07","slug":"nominees-for-the-best-fifa-football-awards-2022-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/football\/nominees-for-the-best-fifa-football-awards-2022-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards\u2122 2022 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"press-body-in\">\n                            <span><br \/>\n                                                            ZURICH, Switzerland, January 12, 2023\/APO Group\/ &#8212;<br \/>\n                                                        <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Shortlists for players\u2019, goalkeepers\u2019, coaches\u2019, fans\u2019 and best goal prizes announced; public voting via FIFA+ : votes can be cast until 3 February 2023; two expert panels selected the candidates for the players\u2019, goalkeepers\u2019 and coaches\u2019 categories.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for The\u00a0Best FIFA Football Awards\u2122 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Player:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aitana Bonmat\u00ed (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Debinha (Brazil \/ North Carolina Courage)<\/li>\n<li>Jessie Fleming (Canada \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Ada Hegerberg (Norway \/ Olympique Lyonnais)<\/li>\n<li>Sam Kerr (Australia \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Beth Mead (England \/ Arsenal WFC)<\/li>\n<li>Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands \/ Arsenal WFC)<\/li>\n<li>Alex Morgan (USA \/ Orlando Pride \/ San Diego Wave)<\/li>\n<li>Lena Oberdorf (Germany \/ VfL Wolfsburg)<\/li>\n<li>Alexandra Popp (Germany \/ VfL Wolfsburg)<\/li>\n<li>Alexia Putellas (Spain \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Wendie Renard (France \/ Olympique Lyonnais)<\/li>\n<li>Keira Walsh (England \/ Manchester City WFC \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Leah Williamson (England \/ Arsenal WFC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:7.5pt;\"><strong>The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Player: <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez (Argentina \/\u00a0Club Atl\u00e9tico River Plate \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n<li>Jude Bellingham (England \/ BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)<\/li>\n<li>Karim Benzema (France \/ Real Madrid CF)<\/li>\n<li>Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n<li>Erling Haaland (Norway \/ BV Borussia 09 Dortmund \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n<li>Achraf Hakimi (Morocco \/ Paris Saint-Germain FC)<\/li>\n<li>Robert Lewandowski (Poland \/ FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen \/ FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Sadio Man\u00e9 (Senegal \/ Liverpool FC \/ FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen)<\/li>\n<li>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France \/ Paris Saint-Germain FC )<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Messi (Argentina \/ Paris Saint-Germain FC)<\/li>\n<li>Luka Modri\u0107 (Croatia \/ Real Madrid CF)<\/li>\n<li>Neymar (Brazil \/ Paris Saint-Germain FC)<\/li>\n<li>Mohamed Salah (Egypt \/ Liverpool FC)<\/li>\n<li>Vin\u00edcius Junior (Brazil \/ Real Madrid CF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:7.5pt;\"><strong>The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Coach: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sonia Bompastor (France \/ Olympique Lyonnais)<\/li>\n<li>Emma Hayes (England \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Bev Priestman (England \/ Canadian National Team)<\/li>\n<li>Pia Sundhage (Sweden \/ Brazilian National Team)<\/li>\n<li>Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany \/ German National Team)<\/li>\n<li>Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands \/ English National Team)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:7.5pt;\"><strong>The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Coach: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carlo Ancelotti (Italy \/ Real Madrid CF)<\/li>\n<li>Didier Deschamps (France \/ French National Team)<\/li>\n<li>Pep Guardiola (Spain \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n<li>Walid Regragui (Morocco \/ Wydad AC \/ Moroccan National Team)<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Scaloni (Argentina \/ Argentinian National Team)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:7.5pt;\"><strong>The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Goalkeeper: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany \/ Chelsea FC Women)<\/li>\n<li>Mary Earps (England \/ Manchester United WFC)<\/li>\n<li>Christiane Endler (Chile \/ Olympique Lyonnais)<\/li>\n<li>Merle Frohms (Germany \/ Eintracht Frankfurt \/ VfL Wolfsburg)<\/li>\n<li>Alyssa Naeher (USA \/ Chicago Red Stars)<\/li>\n<li>Sandra Pa\u00f1os Garc\u00eda-Villamil (Spain \/ FC Barcelona) \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:7.5pt;\"><strong>The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Goalkeeper: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c1lisson Becker (Brazil \/ Liverpool FC)<\/li>\n<li>Yassine Bounou (Morocco \/ Sevilla FC)<\/li>\n<li>Thibaut Courtois (Belgium \/ Real Madrid CF)<\/li>\n<li>Ederson (Brazil \/ Manchester City FC)<\/li>\n<li>Emiliano Mart\u00ednez (Argentina \/ Aston Villa FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:7.5pt;\"><strong>The FIFA Pusk\u00e1s Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mario Balotelli<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GBu1kb\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GBu1kb<\/a>) (Italy)<strong>:<\/strong> <u>Adana Demirspor<\/u> v. G\u00f6ztepe Spor Kul\u00fcb\u00fc [S\u00fcper Lig] (22 May 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amandine Henry<\/strong>\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ZwVXht\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ZwVXht<\/a>) (France):\u00a0FC Barcelona v. <u>Olympique Lyonnais<\/u> [UEFA Women&#8217;s Champions League] (21 May 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Th\u00e9o Hern\u00e1ndez <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IJ1go9\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IJ1go9<\/a>) (France): <u>AC Milan<\/u> v.\u00a0Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, [Serie A] (15 May 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alou Kuol <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vZEiS6\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vZEiS6<\/a>) (Australia): Iraq U23 v. <u>Australia U23<\/u> [AFC U23 Asian Cup] (4 June 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XrJh9Q\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XrJh9Q<\/a>) (France): Argentina v. <u>France<\/u> [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022\u2122] (18 December 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Francisco Gonz\u00e1lez Metilli <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XrotQ4\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XrotQ4<\/a>) (Argentina): <u>Club Atl\u00e9tico Central C\u00f3rdoba<\/u> v. Club Atl\u00e9tico Rosario Central [Primera Divisi\u00f3n] (1 August 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcin Oleksy\u00a0(<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ZzL26L\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ZzL26L<\/a>)\u00a0<strong>(<\/strong>Poland):\u00a0<u>Warta Pozna\u0144<\/u> v. Stal Rzesz\u00f3w [PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa] (6 November 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salma Paralluelo <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GyBgcp\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GyBgcp<\/a>) (Spain): FC Barcelona v. <u>Villarreal CF<\/u> [Liga F] (2 April 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dimitri Payet <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3iwJ9qS\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3iwJ9qS<\/a>) (France): <u>Olympique de Marseille<\/u> v. PAOK Thessaloniki FC [UEFA Europa Conference League] (7 April 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Richarlison <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3iyPYIt\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3iyPYIt<\/a>) (Brazil): <u>Brazil<\/u> v. Serbia [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (24 November 2022)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alessia Russo <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GVC6QX\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GVC6QX<\/a>) (England): <u>England<\/u> v. Sweden [UEFA Women&#8217;s EURO 2022] (26 July 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:7.5pt;\"><strong>The Best FIFA Fan Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abdullah Al Salmi (Saudi Arabia): Abdullah journeyed by foot from his hometown of Jeddah to Qatar, hiking across the Saudi Arabian desert, to support his national team at the FIFA World Cup.<\/li>\n<li>Argentinian National Team fans (Argentina): Argentina fans travelled to Qatar in impressive numbers to provide incredible support for their team&#8217;s ultimately victorious FIFA World Cup campaign, and millions of fans then welcomed their heroes home to Buenos Aires and across the country.<\/li>\n<li>Japanese National Team fans (Japan): Japan fans earned worldwide recognition for their tradition of staying behind to help clean the stadium after World Cup games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two expert panels \u2013 one for women\u2019s football\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GEtZYL\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GEtZYL<\/a>) and one for men\u2019s football\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GzUKNN\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GzUKNN<\/a>) \u2013 selected the candidates for the players\u2019, goalkeepers\u2019 and coaches\u2019 categories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voting open now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public voting is open on FIFA+\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IHhBty\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IHhBty<\/a>) and will run until 23:59 CET on 3 February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA will announce the three finalists in each of the seven categories listed above in early February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The full voting and award process is detailed in the Rules of Allocation\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QBo8aZ\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QBo8aZ<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>To keep up with the latest news about The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022, check out FIFA+\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IHhBty\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IHhBty<\/a>) and FIFA\u2019s accounts on\u00a0Facebook\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vW2l4D\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vW2l4D<\/a>), YouTube\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IJ3d3T\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IJ3d3T<\/a>) and Twitter\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XkIdEK\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XkIdEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>You can join the discussion about who should win the awards by using the hashtag #TheBest\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XrpnvW\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XrpnvW<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/nominees-for-the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2022-revealed?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZURICH, Switzerland, January 12, 2023\/APO Group\/ &#8212; Shortlists for players\u2019, goalkeepers\u2019, coaches\u2019, fans\u2019 and best goal prizes announced; public voting via FIFA+ : votes can be cast until 3 February 2023; two expert panels selected the candidates for the players\u2019, goalkeepers\u2019 and coaches\u2019 categories. 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