Fifa has announced nominations for The Best Fifa Women's Player and The Best Fifa Men's Player.
The virtual awards ceremony will be broadcast live from FIFA headquarters in Zurich on January 17th.
Among the women, the candidates for the title of best player are: Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / Barcelona);
Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea);
Alexia Putellas (Spain / Barcelona).
In the men's field the nominations went to Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich);
Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain);
Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool).
The prizes are chosen by an international jury composed respectively of the current coaches of all the women's and men's national teams (one per team), the current captains of all the women's and men's national teams (one per team), and a specialized journalist for each country represented. by a national team and fans registered on Fifa.com.