FIFA announces the list of nominees for The Best 2021 award

The nominees for each award were selected by expert panels across men's and women's football, including Eniola Aluko, Emma Byrne and Marta Tejedor, as well as Tim Cahill, David Trezeguet and Alexi Lalas.

Public voting for each category will be open until 10 December 2021 and FIFA will ultimately announce the three finalists for each award in early 2022.

In the list of 11 people for the Best Men's Player award 2021, there are many stars from the Premier League such as Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Man City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus/Man United), Jorginho (Italy/Chelsea), N'Golo Kante (France/Chelsea) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool).

Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi has also been shortlisted along with Paris Saint-Germain teammates Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

Last year's winner Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund ace Erling Haaland and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema complete the 11-man shortlist for The Best 2021 men's player award.

In the Best Goalkeeper category, Alisson, Kasper Schmeichel, Edouard Mendy, Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Donnarumma are in contention. The seven best coaches competing are Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte, Roberto Mancini, Hansi Flick, Lionel Scaloni and Diego Simeone.

Meanwhile, the English Women's Championship has seven players on the 13-man shortlist for the Best FIFA Women's Player award. Arsenal striker Vivianne Mediema is among the nominees, along with Manchester City duo Ellen White and Lucy Bronze and Chelsea quartet Magdalena Eriksson, Pernille Harder, Ji So-yun and Sam Kerr. That makes a total of nine members (including three men's stars,coachTuchel, 4 women's team players andcoachChelsea FC is dominating the nominations list.

List of candidates for FIFA The Best 2021 award

Best female player

Stina Blackstenius (Sweden / BK Hacken)

Aitana Bonmati (Spain / Barcelona)

Lucy Bronze (England / Manchester City WFC)

Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden / Chelsea FC Women)

Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / Barcelona)

Pernille Harder (Denmark / Chelsea FC Women)

Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / Barcelona)

Ji So-yun (South Korea / Chelsea FC Women)

Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)

Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)

Ellen White (England / Manchester City WFC)

Alexia Putellas (Spain / Barcelona)

Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns)

Best male player

Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid)

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus / Manchester United)

Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich)

Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain)

Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)

Erling Haaland (Norway / Borussia Dortmund)

Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea)

N'Golo Kante (France / Chelsea)

Kylian Mbappe (France / Paris Saint-Germain)

Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)

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Lluis Cortes (Spain / Barcelona)

Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden / Sweden women's team)

Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)

Beverly Priestman (UK /teamCanadian female)

Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands /teamDutch woman /teamBritish female)

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Antonio Conte (Italy / Inter / Tottenham Hotspur)

Hansi Flick (Germany / Bayern Munich /teamVirtue)

Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City)

Roberto Mancini (Italy /teamItaly)

Lionel Sebastian Scaloni (Argentina /teamArgentina)

Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atletico Madrid)

Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea)

Best female goalkeeper of the year

Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)

Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)

Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbe (Canada / Rosengard / Paris Saint-Germain)

Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / Atletico Madrid Femenino)

Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)

Best male goalkeeper of the year

Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain)

Edouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC)

Manuel Neuer (Germany / Bayern Munich)

Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark / Leicester City)

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