
( Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively)Ĭhampions League Forward of the Season Ĭhampions League positional awards were introduced in 2017 to "recognise the season's best player in each position in Europe's premier club competition". The amount of journalists selected by the European Sports Media association was also increased to 55, representing each of UEFA's member associations. In 2018, however, UEFA added 80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. In the past, the award was solely decided by a panel of 53 leading sports journalists. See also: UEFA Men's Player of the Year AwardĪccording to UEFA, the award "recognise the best iation during the previous season." Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season.

The Ballon d'Or was presented to the player who had been voted to have performed the best over the previous year, and was established by French journalist Gabriel Hanot. Individual honours Selections for the best player or forward World Īwards ceremonies to crown the best player of the world have been organized annually since 1955, when the inaugural Ballon d'Or awarding took place.

2.4 Selections for international sports personality of the year.


2.1.2.1 UEFA Men Player of the Year Award.2.1.1.6 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball.2.1 Selections for the best player or forward.Liverpool's Alisson Becker, Chelsea's Edouard Mendy and Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel are among the nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel and Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte are nominated for the men's award, along with Germany's Hansi Flick and Italy coach Roberto Mancini, who led them to the Euro 2020 title. Women's Super League players dominate the women's award with Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema, City duo Lucy Bronze and Ellen White and Chelsea quartet Sam Kerr, Magdalena Eriksson, Pernille Harder and Ji So-yun all in contention.Įmma Hayes, who led Chelsea to the 2021 Champions League final, is joined on The Best FIFA Women's Coach shortlist by England manager Sarina Wiegman and Canada coach Beverly Priestman. Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and PSG pair Kylian Mbappe and Neymar complete the list. The trio are joined by last year's winner Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich, Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Jorginho.
