Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah and World Cup Golden Boot winner Harry Kane join Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the 10-strong shortlist for the 2018 Best FIFA Men’s Player award, with FIFA also revealing the nominees for Best FIFA Women’s Player, Best FIFA Men’s Coach and Best FIFA Women’s Coach on a busy day of announcements.
OFFICIAL | The nominees for #TheBest FIFA Men’s Player 2018:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Kevin De Bruyne
Antoine Griezmann
Eden Hazard
Harry Kane
Kylian Mbappe
Lionel Messi
Luka Modric
Mohamed Salah
Raphael VaraneFor the period 3 July 2017-15 July 2018 pic.twitter.com/bqt8tDWY8d
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 24, 2018
Salah scored 44 goals in his debut season for ?Liverpool and won the Premier League golden boot, while Kane top scored at the summer’s World Cup as England reached the last four.
Ronaldo won yet another Champions League title with Real Madrid before completing a €100m move to ?Juventus, while Messi helped ?Barcelona to a ?La Liga and Copa del Rey double.
Also nominated are Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid & France), Eden Hazard (Chelsea & Belgium), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain & France), Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia) and Raphael Varane (Real Madrid & France).
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OFFICIAL | The nominees for #TheBest FIFA Women’s Player 2018:
Lucy Bronze
Pernille Harder
Ada Hegerberg
Amandine Henry
Sam Kerr
Saki Kumagai
Dzsenifer Marozsan
Marta
Megan Rapinoe
Wendie RenardFor the period 7 August 2017-24 May 2018 pic.twitter.com/3Yd8PNmINN
— #FIFAWWC ?? (@FIFAWWC) July 24, 2018
Pernile Harder (Wolfsburg & Denmark), Amandine Henry (Lyon & France), Samantha Kerr (Sky Blue & Australia), Saki Kumagai (Lyon & Japan), Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon & Germany), Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil), Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign & USA), Wendie Renard (Lyon & France) are the other players up for the grand prize.
On the managerial side of things, Didier Deschamps, Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola are the early favourites for Best FIFA Men’s Coach after a brilliant year with France, ?Real Madrid and ?Manchester City respectively.
OFFICIAL | The nominees for #TheBest FIFA Men’s Coach 2018:
Massimiliano Allegri
Stanislav Cherchesov
Zlatko Dalic
Didier Deschamps
Pep Guardiola
Jurgen Klopp
Roberto Martinez
Diego Simeone
Gareth Southgate
Ernesto Valverde
Zinedine ZidaneFor the period 3 July 2017-15 July 2018 pic.twitter.com/BTD5E48lXh
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 24, 2018
Deschamps became only the third individual in history to win the World Cup as both a player and manager, while became the first manager in history to win three consecutive European Cup trophies and Guardiola set new points, goals and wins records to win his ?Premier League title.
Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus), Stanislav Cherchesov (Russia), Zlatko Dalic (Croatia), Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool), Roberto Martinez (Belgium), Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Gareth Southgate (England) and Ernesto Valverde (Barcelona) are also nominated.
FIFA had earlier announced the 10-strong shortlist for the Best FIFA Women’s Coach award:
Emma Hayes (Chelsea), Stephan Lerch (Wolfsburg), Mark Parsons (Portland Thorns), Reynald Pedros (Lyon), Alen Stajic (Australia), Asako Takakura (Japan), Vadao (Brazil), Jorge Vilda (Spain), Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Switzerland), Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands)
OFFICIAL | The nominees for #TheBest FIFA Women’s Coach 2018: Emma Hayes, Stephan Lerch, Mark Parsons, Reynald Pedros, Alen Stajcic, Asaka Takakura, Vadao, Jorge Vilda, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg and Sarina Wiegman
Recognising the period from 7 August 2017-24 May 2018 inclusive pic.twitter.com/ykEUdFUfZM
— #FIFAWWC ?? (@FIFAWWC) July 24, 2018
Winners for the four main accolades as well as others, including the Puskas Awards, will be revealed at The Best FIFA Football Awards show in London on 24th September.
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