The greatest player in world football will be revealed this evening at the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Milan.
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk goes head-to-head with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the battle to be named the Best Men’s Player, the headline award handed out by football’s world governing body.
Six other awards will be given out at Monday evening’s ceremony, including Best Women’s Player, Best Men’s Coach, and the Puskas Award – rewarded to the player who scored the most beautiful goal during the last calendar year.
The ceremony takes place in Milan on Monday, September 23 and starts at 7:30pm UK time. It can be watched on television, with Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League both broadcasting the ceremony.
The event will also be broadcast online via a live stream to the official FIFA YouTube channel and the official FIFA Facebook page.
Seven awards will be handed out on the night, and the full list of nominees is as follows…
The Best FIFA Men’s Player:
- Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal/Juventus
- Lionel Messi, Argentina/Barcelona
- Virgil van Dijk, Netherlands/Liverpool
The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
- Lucy Bronze, England/Olympique Lyonnais Feminin
- Alex Morgan, USA/Orlando Pride
- Megan Rapinoe, USA/Reign FC
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:
- Pep Guardiola, Spain/Manchester City
- Jurgen Klopp, Germany/Liverpool
- Mauricio Pochettino, Argentina/Tottenham Hotspur
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
- Jill Ellis, USA national team
- Phil Neville, England national team
- Sarina Wiegman, Netherlands national team
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:
- Alisson Becker, Brazil/Liverpool
- Ederson, Brazil/Manchester City
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Germany/Barcelona
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
- Christiane Endler, Chile/Paris Saint-Germain
- Hedvig Lindahl, Sweden/Chelsea/VfL Wolfsburg
- Sari van Veenendaal, Netherlands/Arsenal/Atlético Madrid
FIFA Puskas Award:
- Lionel Messi (Argentina): Real Betis v. FC Barcelona (La Liga, 17 March 2019)
- Juan Fernando Quintero (Colombia): River Plate v. Racing Club (Superliga Argentina, 10 February 2019)
- Daniel Zsori (Hungary): Debrecen FC v Ferencvaros TC (Hungarian First Division, 16 February 2019)
