Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, Mbappé among FIFA 2020 Best candidates

FIFA have announced the nominees for the 2020 The Best Awards with Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Mo Salah, Robert Lewandowski, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé in the running in the men’s category and Pernille Harder, Sam Kerr, Lucy Bronze, Vivianne Miedema, Ji So-yun and Dzsenifer Marozsán among the candidates for the women’s award. Spain is represented in both sections by Sergio Ramos, Thiago Alcântara and Barcelona forward Jenni Hermoso.

In the managerial categories, Zinedine Zidane and Julen Lopetegui are up for the award for which Bayern Munich’s treble-winning Hansi Flick is favourite, while Barça coach Lluís Cortés is also nominated.

LaLiga’s largest representation comes in the goalkeeping area, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Jan Oblak and Thibaut Courtois among the men’s nominees and Atlético’s Hedvig Lindahl representing the women.

The list of nominees is compiled via a panel of experts and voted on by fans, who can cast their ballot on the official FIFA website until 9 December. The finalists will be announced on 11 December and the awards ceremony will take place on 17 December.

FIFA Best Awards candidates in full:

Best player (men’s football)

Thiago Alcântara (Bayern / Liverpool)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)

Sadio Mané (Liverpool)

Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)

Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

Best player (women’s football)

Lucy Bronze (Lyon / Manchester City)

Delphine Cascarino (Lyon)

Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)

Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg / Chelsea)

Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona)

Ji So-yun (Chelsea)

Sam Kerr (Chelsea)

Saki Kumagai (Lyon)

Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)

Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)

Wendie Renard (Lyon)

Best keeper (women’s football)

Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea)

Sarah Bouhaddi (Lyon)

Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain)

Hedvig Lindahl (Wolfsburg / Atlético Madrid)

Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)

Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City)

Best keeper (men’s football)

Alisson Becker (Liverpool)

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain)

Manuel Neuer (Bayern)

Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid)

Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona)

Best coach (men’s football)

Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds United)

Hans-Dieter Flick (Bayern München)

Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool)

Julen Lopetegui (Sevilla)

Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)

Best coach (women’s football)

Lluís Cortés (Barcelona)

Rita Guarino (Juventus)

Emma Hayes (Chelsea)

Stephan Lerch (Wolfsburg)

Hege Riise (Kvinner)

Jean-Luc Vasseur (Lyon)

Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands)

Puskas Prize

Shirley Cruz (CRC) – Costa Rica v. Panama [Concacaf Women’s Olympic qualifying] (28 January 2020)

Giorgian De Arrascaeta (URU) – Ceará SC v. CR Flamengo [Brasileirão - Brazil] (25 August 2019)

Jordan Flores (ENG) – Shamrock Rovers FC v. Dundalk FC [League of Ireland] (28 February 2020)

André-Pierre Gignac (FRA) – UANL Tigres v. Pumas UNAM [Liga MX - Mexico] (1 March 2020)

Sophie Ingle (WAL) – Arsenal WFC v. Chelsea FC Women [FA Women’s Super League - England] (19 January 2020)

Zlatko Junuzović (AUT) – SK Rapid Wien v. FC Red Bull Salzburg [Bundesliga - Austria] (24 June 2020)

Hlompho Kekana (RSA) – Mamelodi Sundowns FC v. Cape Town City FC [South African Premier Soccer League] (20 August 2019)

Son Heung-min (KOR) – Tottenham Hotspur FC v. Burnley FC [Premier League - England] (7 December 2019)

Leonel Quiñónez (ECU) – Universidad Católica v. CSD Macará [Serie A - Ecuador] (19 August 2019)

Luis Suárez (URU) – FC Barcelona v. RCD Mallorca [LaLiga – Spain] (7 December 2019)

Caroline Weir (SCO) – Manchester City WFC v. Manchester United WFC [FA Women’s Super League - England] (7 September 2019)