The Best 2023: Who are the nominees?
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The FIFA made official this Thursday the list of nominees for the The Best award. The organization will keep the deadline open Voting until October 6 and will later announce the name of the finalists.
It should be noted that in this edition the nominees for the male award will be 12 playersin front of the 16 players feminine.
The 12 selected for the men’s award are the following:
Julián Álvarez (Argentina)
Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
lkay Gündogan (Germany)
Erling Haaland (Norway)
Rodrigo “Rodri” Hernández (Spain)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)
Kylian Mbappé (France)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)
Declan Rice (England)
Bernardo Silva (Portugal)
The 16 nominees for the female award are the following:
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain)
Linda Caicedo (Colombia)
Rachel Daly (England)
Kadidiatou Diani (France)
Caitlin Foord (Australia)
Mary Fowler (Australia)
Alex Greenwood (England)
Jenni Hermoso (Spain)
Lindsey Horan (USA)
Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden)
Lauren James (England)
Sam Kerr (Australia)
Mapi León (Spain)
Hinata Miyazawa (Japan)
Salma Paralluelo (Spain)
Keira Walsh (England)
In addition to these names, FIFA has also announced the list of nominees for the best goalkeeper and best coach.
These are the candidates for best goalkeeper:
Yassine Bounou (Morocco)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
Ederson (Brazil)
André Onana (Cameroon)
Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany)
As for the women’s list, they are the following:
Mackenzie Arnold (Australia)
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany)
Catalina Coll (Spain)
Mary Earps (England)
Christiane Endler (Chile)
Zeira Muovi (Sweden)
Sandra Paños (Spain)
Finally, this is the list of candidates for best coach:
Pep Guardiola (Spain)
Simone Inzaghi (Italy)
Ange Postecoglou (Australia)
Luciano Spalletti (Italy)
Xavi Hernández (Spain).
As for the women’s list, they are the following:
Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden)
Jonatan Giráldez (Spain)
Tony Gustavsson (Sweden)
Emma Hayes (England)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands).
Source: Eitb
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