FIFA Reveal Shortlist for 2020 best players
FIFA has revealed the shortlists for the 2020 Best FIFA Football Awards, including Best Men’s Player and Best Women’s Player of the last 12 months, as well as the two coaching prizes and the annual Puskas Award for best goal.
The 2020 Ballon d’Or was cancelled by organiser France Football, meaning that FIFA will be presiding over the highest profile individual global awards this year.
The nominees for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award, won last year by Lionel Messi, includes Liverpool trio Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane. Messi is once more nominated as is ageing rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Bayern Munich superstar Robert Lewandowski is an early favourite to win.
The Best FIFA Men’s Player
Thiago Alcantara (Spain/Bayern Munich/Liverpool)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich)
Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool)
Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona)
Neymar (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain)
Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool)
The Best FIFA Women’s Player
Lucy Bronze (England/Lyon/Manchester City)
Delphine Cascarino (France/Lyon)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona)
Pernille Harder (Denmark/Wolfsburg/Chelsea)
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/Barcelona)
Ji So-yun (Korea Republic/Chelsea FC Women)
Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea)
Saki Kumagai (Japan/Lyon)
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany/Lyon)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal)
Wendie Renard (France/Lyon)
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach
Marcelo Bielsa (Argentina/Leeds United)
Hans-Dieter Flick (Germany/Bayern Munich)
Jurgen Klopp (Germany/Liverpool)
Julen Lopetegui (Spain/Sevilla)
Zinedine Zidane (France/Real Madrid)
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach
Lluis Cortes (Spain/Barcelona)
Rita Guarino (Italy/Juventus)
Emma Hayes (England/Chelsea)
Stephan Lerch (Germany/Wolfsburg)
Hege Riise (Norway/LSK Kvinner)
Jean-Luc Vasseur (France/Lyon)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/Dutch national team)
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
Alisson Becker (Brazil/Liverpool)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid)
Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Paris Saint-Germain)
Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)
Jan Oblak (Slovenia/Atletico Madrid)
Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Germany/Barcelona)
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany/Chelsea)
Sarah Bouhaddi (France/Lyon)
Christiane Endler (Chile/Paris Saint-Germain)
Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden/Wolfsburg/Atletico Madrid)
Alyssa Naeher (USA/Chicago Red Stars)
Ellie Roebuck (England/Manchester City)
FIFA Puskas Award
Shirley Cruz (CRC) – Costa Rica v. Panama [Concacaf Women’s Olympic qualifying] (28 January 2020)
Giorgian De Arrascaeta (URU) – Ceará SC v. CR Flamengo [Brasileirão – Brazil] (25 August 2019)
Jordan Flores (ENG) – Shamrock Rovers FC v. Dundalk FC [League of Ireland] (28 February 2020)
Andre-Pierre Gignac (FRA) – UANL Tigres v. Pumas UNAM [Liga MX – Mexico] (1 March 2020)
Sophie Ingle (WAL) – Arsenal WFC v. Chelsea FC Women [FA Women’s Super League – England] (19 January 2020)
Zlatko Junuzovic (AUT) – SK Rapid Wien v. FC Red Bull Salzburg [Bundesliga – Austria] (24 June 2020)
Hlompho Kekana (RSA) – Mamelodi Sundowns FC v. Cape Town City FC [South African Premier Soccer League] (20 August 2019)
Son Heung-min (KOR) – Tottenham Hotspur FC v. Burnley FC [Premier League – England] (7 December 2019)
Leonel Quinonez (ECU) – Universidad Católica v. CSD Macará [Serie A – Ecuador] (19 August 2019)
Luis Suarez (URU) – FC Barcelona v. RCD Mallorca [LaLiga- Spain] (7 December 2019)
Caroline Weir (SCO) – Manchester City WFC v. Manchester United WFC [FA Women’s Super League – England] (7 September 2019)