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Nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 revealed

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Less than a month after the final whistle blew at the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup™ final, the nominations have been announced for the eighth edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards™.

The nominees were shortlisted by a panel of football experts who reviewed longer lists compiled by FIFA based on the candidates’ achievements during the respective award eligibility periods (see below). Voting is now open across the various categories, with the international jury being comprised of national team captains and coaches, journalists, and fans from all over the world.

Performances at the record-breaking FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ are reflected in The Best FIFA Women’s Player nominees. Adidas Golden Ball winner Aitana Bonmatí leads a quartet of Spanish nominees. Four players from tournament runners-up England and a trio of Matildas – who were a victory away from reaching the final on home soil – are also part of a 16-player shortlist.

Half of the candidates for The Best FIFA Men’s Player were part of Manchester City FC’s 2022-23 treble-winning squad, while coach Pep Guardiola, is nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach alongside four of his peers. Meanwhile, the 2021 and 2022 winners of The Best FIFA Women’s Coach – Emma Hayes and Sarina Wiegman – feature among the quintet nominated in this category.

The FIFA Puskás Award is guaranteed to generate hundreds of thousands of votes each year, with the prize recognising the player ‘judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant goal, regardless of championship, gender or nationality and scored without the result of luck or a mistake and in support of fair play.’ The nominees will be announced on 21 September.

The winners of The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach and The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper will be selected by an international jury comprising the current coaches of all women’s national teams (one per team), the current captains of all women’s national teams (one per team), one specialist journalist from each territory represented by a national team and fans from all over the world registered on FIFA.com.

The winners of The Best FIFA Men’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach and The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper will be selected by an international jury comprising the current coaches of all men’s national teams (one per team), the current captains of all men’s national teams (one per team), one specialist journalist from each territory represented by a national team and fans from all over the world registered on FIFA.com.

The Best FIFA Women’s Player Nominees

Aitana Bonmatí (Spain); Linda Caicedo (Colombia); Rachel Daly (England); Kadidiatou Diani (France); Caitlin Foord (Australia); Mary Fowler (Australia); Alex Greenwood (England); Jennifer 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).

The Best FIFA Men’s Player Nominees

Julián Álvarez (Argentina); Marcelo Brozović (Croatia); Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium); İlkay Gündoğan (Germany); Erling Haaland (Norway); Rodrigo (Rodri) Hernández Cascante (Spain); Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia); Kylian Mbappé (France); Lionel Messi (Argentina); Victor Osimhen (Nigeria); Declan Rice (England); Bernardo Silva (Portugal).

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach Nominees

Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden): Jonatan Giráldez (Spain); Tony Gustavsson (Sweden); Emma Hayes (England); Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands).

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach Nominees

Pep Guardiola (Spain); Simone Inzaghi (Italy); Ange Postecoglou (Australia); Luciano Spalletti (Italy); Xavi (Spain).

The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper Nominees

Mackenzie Arnold (Australia); Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany); Catalina Coll (Spain); Mary Earps (England); Christiane Endler (Chile); Zećira Mušović (Sweden); Sandra Paños García-Villamil (Spain).

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper Nominees

Yassine Bounou (Morocco); Thibaut Courtois (Belgium); Ederson (Brazil); André Onana (Cameroon); Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany).

The FIFA Fan Award Nominees

Club Atlético Colón de Santa Fe fan (Argentina); Fran Hurndall (England); Miguel Ángel, Millonarios fan (Colombia).

Award Qualifying Periods

The qualifying period for the women’s awards – The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach and The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper – was from 1 August 2022 to 20 August 2023, the date of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final.

For the men’s awards – The Best FIFA Men’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach and The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper – the qualifying period was between 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023.

When does voting open?

Fan voting in all the above categories will commence on FIFA’s digital platforms on Thursday 14 September when the respective shortlisted nominees are announced, along with the candidates for The FIFA Fan Award. Voting will close at midnight CET on Friday 6 October.

Voting for the FIFA Puskás Award, which will be presented to the scorer of the best goal during the period from 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023 inclusive, will commence on Thursday 21 September and close at midnight CET on Tuesday 10 October

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Ibrahimovic Considers Immediate AC Milan change After Liverpool defeat

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Ibrahimovic Considers Immediate AC Milan change After Liverpool defeat

AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca could be on the brink of being fired after his side suffered a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League.

The Italian heavyweights initially led with a goal from Christian Pulisic but couldn’t hold back the tide as the Premier League powerhouse roared back to secure an easy win.

This blow has left Fonseca teetering on the edge just before the high-stakes clash in the upcoming Milan derby, with rumors swirling that another disappointing performance might see him ousted. Fresh reports suggest that Zlatan Ibrahimovic, senior adviser at the club, is already touching base with Edin Terzic, previously of Borussia Dortmund, as a possible replacement.

Sky Germany marks Terzic, once eyed by AS Roma, as a potential successor if Fonseca’s tenure is cut short, only months post-his arrival ordained by Milan’s hierarchy, even though we are only a few games into the new campaign. It’s been a rocky introduction to Italian football, with a lean five-point haul across his first four Serie A outings and the midweek defeat adding to the pressure on the ex-Lille manager.

Assuming an administrative mantle since December 2023, Ibrahimovic set the record straight before Liverpool’s meeting: “I am the boss and I am in charge, all the others work for me.”

Fonseca was candid in his post-match analysis, expressing disappointment at how his side capitulated after conceding Liverpool’s second goal by Virgil van Dijk just before half-time. Dominik Szoboszlai sealed the result in the second period.

 

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Liverpool’s Arne Slot Celebrates Birthday With Debut UCL Win

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot marked his 46th birthday with his first Champions League victory in a 3-1 win against AC Milan in Italy and said it was a "great way" to celebrate.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot marked his 46th birthday with his first Champions League victory in a 3-1 win against AC Milan in Italy and said it was a “great way” to celebrate.

Slot, who succeeded Champions League-winning coach Jurgen Klopp at Anfield this summer, saw his team overturn a third-minute Christian Pulisic goal to seal the win in the San Siro with goals from Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai.

And the former Feyenoord coach said his team produced the perfect performance to bounce back from a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

“A great way to spend my birthday,” Slot said. “We have more than 11 players and the ones that came in did well. You wouldn’t have said this after five minutes, but after we did well.

“Losing Saturday was a blow and to be 1-0 down early tonight, you are wondering how we react.

“But if you can play so good it is — I won’t say a disgrace — unbelievable you lose to Forest at home if you can play like this today.”

Slot gave Cody Gakpo his first start of the season and was repaid with an impressive performance by the Netherlands forward and the manager said the former PSV Eindhoven player produced what he expected.

“I would have played Cody Gakpo on Saturday but he played two games for the national side,” Slot said. “Today was more a team display than an individual display.”

It was a special day, too, for Liverpool captain Van Dijk, who marked his 50th appearance in the Champions League with just his third goal in the competition.

“Obviously I am very pleased with the win and I am pleased with the way we bounced back after a difficult start,” he told Sky Italy. “Overall we put in a very good performance with and without the ball.

“When there is a set-piece we try to be important. The delivery was outstanding in my opinion. Overall I am very pleased that we won and we limited them to only two big chances.

“We have been very successful over the years and I am always grateful for that. Things have moved on, the new manager is here and he has principles that are different.

“We are working on things and there are still things to improve.”

 

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Why Nigerian Legend Backs Atalanta Star For CAF Award

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Why Nigerian Legend Backs Atalanta Star For CAF Award

Former Super Eagles assistant coach Emmanuel Amuneke has stated why Atalanta sensation and Ballon d’Or nominee Ademola Lookman should emerge as the next CAF African Men’s Player of the Year.

The former Barcelona winger expressed his belief that Lookman’s outstanding displays for both Atalanta and the Nigerian national team position him as a compelling candidate for this esteemed accolade.

The 26-year-old striker demonstrated exceptional performance during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring three goals and contributing with an assist.

His outstanding form extended to the club level, culminating in a hat-trick during the UEFA Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen.

The former Everton player’s outstanding displays have secured him a position on the 30-man Ballon d’Or shortlist, where he is the sole African player nominated this year. This further solidifies his reputation as a potential future contender for the CAF Player of the Year award.

Amuneke, a previous CAF Player of the Year winner, firmly believes that Lookman has the potential to win the award.

Amuneke underscored the significance of ongoing support for Nigerian players. “We need to continue supporting our players, both in Europe and in our local leagues. We all need one another to form the ecological system that governs our football for our football to thrive.”

Lookman is competing with Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface and Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz for Africa’s top individual football award.

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