Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Mohammed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne are among the 11 players shortlisted for the Best FIFA Men’s Player.
The other six players are Chelsea duo, Jorginho and N’Golo Kante, Erling Haaland, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski.
FIFA also released the shortlist for Best FIFA women’s player, Best FIFA Men’s Coach, Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper and Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper.
FIFA will announce the three finalists in each of the seven categories in January 2022.
Here is the complete list of the other shortlisted nominees:
The Best FIFA Women’s Player
Stina Blackstenius (Sweden/Bk Hacken)
Aitana Bonmati (Spain/FC Barcelona)
Lucy Bronze (England/Manchester City WFC)
Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden/Chelsea FC Women)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/FC Barcelona)
Pernille Harder (Denmark/Chelsea FC Women(
Jennifer Hermose (Spain/FC Barcelona)
Ji Soyun (Korea Republic/Chelsea FC Women)
Sam Kerr( Australia/Chelsea FC Women)
Vivianne Miedema( Netherlands/Arsenal WFC)
Alexia Putellas (Spain/FC Barcelona)
Christine Sinclair (Canada/Portland Thorns FC)
Ellen White (England/Manchester City WFC)
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
Llus Cortes (Spain/FC Barcelona)
Peter Gerhardsson( Sweden/Swedish national team)
Emma Hayes( England/Chelsea FC Women)
Beverly Priestman (England/Canadian national team)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/ Dutch national team/ English national team)
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach
Antonio Conte (Italy/FC Internazionale Milano/ Tottenham Hotspur FC)
Hansi Flick (Germany/FC Bayern Munchen/ German national team)
Pep Guardiola (Spain/ Manchester City FC)
Roberto Mancini (Italy/Italian national team)
Lionel Sebastian Scaloni (Argetina/Argentinian national team)
Diego Simeone ( Argentia/Atletico de Madrid)
Thomas Tuchel (Germany/Chelsea FC)
