FIFA Unveils Nominees for 2023 Best FIFA Football Awards
FIFA has revealed the shortlisted candidates for the 2023 Best FIFA Football Awards, as determined by a distinguished panel of football experts.
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In a highly-anticipated announcement, FIFA disclosed the nominees for the prestigious 2023 Best FIFA Football Awards. These nominees, handpicked by a panel of football experts, are set to compete for the coveted titles in various categories.
For the Best FIFA Men's Player award, football enthusiasts can expect fierce competition among stellar athletes, including Manchester City's Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Rodri, and Bernardo Silva, Napoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Arsenal's Declan Rice, Al-Nassr's Marcelo Brozovic, and Barcelona's Ilkay Gundogan.
On the women's front, the race for the Best FIFA Women's Player award promises equal excitement, with nominees such as Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati, Salma Paralluelo, Keira Walsh, and Mapi Leon, Real Madrid's Linda Caicedo, Aston Villa's Rachel Daly, Olympique Lyonnais' Kadidiatou Diani and Lindsey Horan, Arsenal's Caitlin Foord and Amanda Ilestedt, Manchester City's Mary Fowler and Alex Greenwood, Pachuca's Jennifer Hermoso, Chelsea's Lauren James and Sam Kerr, and Manchester United's Hinata Miyazawa.
The Best FIFA Men's Coach category features esteemed managers, including Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, Inter Milan's Simone Inzaghi, Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou, Italy's Luciano Spalletti, and Barcelona's Xavi.
Likewise, the Best FIFA Women's Coach award will be contested by accomplished figures in women's football, with nominations for Sweden's Peter Gerhardsson, Barcelona's Jonatan Giraldez, Australia's Tony Gustavsson, Chelsea's Emma Hayes, and England's Sarina Wiegman.
The goalkeeping talents on display in the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper category include Al-Hilal's Yassine Bounou, Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Manchester City's Ederson, Manchester United's Andre Onana, and Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Meanwhile, the Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper award will see competition among top-notch keepers, with West Ham United's Mackenzie Arnold, Chelsea's Ann-Katrin Berger and Zecira Musovic, Barcelona's Catalina Coll and Sandra Panos Garcia-Villamil, Manchester United's Mary Earps, and Olympique Lyonnais' Christiane Endler vying for the prestigious title.
The qualifying periods for these awards were meticulously defined, ensuring that performances from August 1, 2022, to August 20, 2023, for the women's awards and from December 19, 2022, to August 20, 2023, for the men's awards, were taken into account.
As anticipation builds among football fans worldwide, the 2023 Best FIFA Football Awards promise to celebrate and recognize the outstanding contributions of football's finest talent.
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