FIFA, the worldwide governing physique of soccer, has launched the listing for The BEST soccer awards, with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar amongst favourites within the Men’s Player part..
However, Portugal ahead Cristiano Ronaldo is lacking from the listing after a fairly unimpressive marketing campaign within the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, 2022. The 37-year-old scored only one objective within the event, from the spot, and ended the event with an elimination by Morocco within the quarterfinal.
Argentina, which gained its third FIFA World Cup after 36 years in Qatar 2022, has two gamers, Messi and Julian Alvarez, amongst nominees within the 14-member listing. Alvarez, enjoying his first World Cup, scored 4 objectives within the event, whereas Messi, the captain, led the scoring charts (for his nation) with seven objectives.
Here is all the listing for nominees within the Men’s Player part:
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Julián Álvarez (Argentina / Club Atlético River Plate / Manchester City FC) - ⦿
Jude Bellingham (England / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund) - ⦿
Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF) - ⦿
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC) - ⦿
Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund / Manchester City FC) - ⦿
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain FC) - ⦿
Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München / FC Barcelona) - ⦿
Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool FC / FC Bayern München) - ⦿
Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain FC ) - ⦿
Lionel Messi (Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain FC) - ⦿
Luka Modrić (Croatia / Real Madrid CF) - ⦿
Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain FC) - ⦿
Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC) - ⦿
Vinícius Junior (Brazil / Real Madrid CF)
Both head coaches of the groups that made it to the FIFA World Cup 2022, Lionel Scaloni (Argentina) and Didier Deschamps (France) are among the many 5 coaches nominate for the perfect Men’s soccer coach, with Pep Guardiola, Carlos Ancelotti and Walid Regragui finishing the listing.
Regragui steered Morocco to its first-ever semifinal within the World Cup.
Mbappe, Richarlison headline nominees for Puskas Award
The nominees for the perfect objective of the yr, the Puskas Award, has a number of the most iconic objectives from the 2022 World Cup, with Richarlison’s overhead kick in opposition to Serbia and Kylian Mbappe’s late equaliser among the many 12-goal listing.
Entire listing for The FIFA Puskás Award:
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Mario Balotelli (Italy): Adana Demirspor v. Göztepe Spor Kulübü [Süper Lig] (22 May 2022) - ⦿
Amandine Henry (France): FC Barcelona v. Olympique Lyonnais [UEFA Women’s Champions League] (21 May 2022) - ⦿
Théo Hernández (France): AC Milan v. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, [Serie A] (15 May 2022) - ⦿
Alou Kuol (Australia): Iraq U23 v. Australia U23 [AFC U23 Asian Cup] (4 June 2022) - ⦿
Kylian Mbappé (France): Argentina v. France [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™] (18 December 2022) - ⦿
Francisco González Metilli (Argentina): Club Atlético Central Córdoba v. Club Atlético Rosario Central [Primera División] (1 August 2022) - ⦿
Marcin Oleksy (Poland): Warta Poznań v. Stal Rzeszów [PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa] (6 November 2022) - ⦿
Salma Paralluelo (Spain): FC Barcelona v. Villarreal CF [Liga F] (2 April 2022) - ⦿
Dimitri Payet (France): Olympique de Marseille v. PAOK Thessaloniki FC [UEFA Europa Conference League] (7 April 2022) - ⦿
Richarlison (Brazil): Brazil v. Serbia [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (24 November 2022) - ⦿
Alessia Russo (England): England v. Sweden [UEFA Women’s EURO 2022] (26 July 2022)
No Lloris in The Best Men’s goalkeeper nominees
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and Champions League winner Thibaut Courtois are among the many 5 nominees for The Best Men’s goalkeeper, with Yassine Bounou incomes a nomination after his World Cup heroics in Qatar.
Both Brazil goalkeepers, Ederson and Alisson Becker, are the opposite two within the race for the perfect goalkeeper, whereas French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who made it to consecutive World Cup finals, was lacking on the listing.