The next iteration of FIFA's The Best awards is nearing, and here's what you need to know about the ceremony & more
Article continues below
FIFA's The Best awards recognise the greatest individual talents across football, with the Best Men's Player and Best Women's Players set to be honoured.
Previous winners of the Best awards have included Robert Lewandowski and Lucy Bronze, and attention will turn to which players will be celebrated this year.
Goal has what you need to know about the Best awards ceremony, when it will take place, which players are nominated and more.
When will The Best 2021 award ceremony take place?
The Best awards will take place on Monday January 17, 2022 .
The next iteration of the ceremony will be a little late, as it is usually held in October, September and December.
Last year, the awards ceremony took place on Thursday December 17, 2020, with proceedings getting started at 6pm BST (1pm ET). It was a virtual event due to public health restrictions in place across the world.
How to watch The Best 2021 awards
FIFA will stream The Best awards 2021 live on its various media channels, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, as well as its official website.
How to vote for The Best 2021 awards
Fans could vote for their The Best choices on
FIFA.com .
Voting ran until 1am GMT on December 11, 2021 .
The Best Men's Player of the Year 2021 nominees
Nominees for this year's ceremony were announced on Monday, November 22, with finalists set to be confirmed on January 7, 2022.
The voting process began on Monday November 22 and ended on the night of Friday December 10, 2021.
Players such as Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho are favourites for the award, with N'Golo Kante, Karim Benzema and Romelu Lukaku also likely to be in the mix.
Player Club Country
Karim Benzema Real Madrid France
Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City Belgium
Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund Norway
Jorginho Chelsea Italy
N'Golo Kante Chelsea France
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Poland
Lionel Messi Barcelona/PSG Argentina
Kylian Mbappe PSG France
Neymar PSG Brazil
Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus/Manchester United Portugal
Mohamed Salah Liverpool Egypt
The Best Women's Player of the Year 2021 nominees
Barcelona stars Alexia Putellas and Jennifer Hermoso are considered strong contenders after a stellar season with the Catalan side.
Player Club Country
Stina Blackstenius BK Hacken Sweden
Aitana Bonmati Barcelona Spain
Lucy Bronze Manchester City England
Magdalena Eriksson Chelsea Sweden
Caroline Graham Barcelona Norway
Pernille Harder Chelsea Denmark
Jennifer Hermoso Barcelona Spain
Ji So-yun Chelsea South Korea
Sam Kerr Chelsea Australia
Vivianne Miedema Arsenal Netherlands
Ellen White Manchester City England
Alexia Putellas Barcelona Spain
Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns Canada
The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2021 nominees
Roberto Mancini, Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel are the three finalists in the running for The Best FIFA Men's Coach award.
Mancini steered Italy to a European Championship crown, while Tuchel masterminded Chelsea's Champions League triumph and Guardiola delivered a Premier League and League Cup double with Manchester City.
Other coaches who were in the running before the shortlist was reduced to three included Antonio Conte, Hansi Flick, Lionel Scaloni and Diego Simeone.
Manager Team Country
Roberto Mancini Italy national team Italy
Pep Guardiola Manchester City Spain
Thomas Tuchel Chelsea Germany
The Best FIFA Women's Coach 2021 nominees
Emma Hayes is a favourite as Chelsea Women's manager, alongside Barcelona Women's Lluis Cortes.
Peter Gerhadsson and Beverly Priestman were included in the initial shortlist, but were cut from the final three.
Manager Team Country
Lluis Cortes Barcelona Spain
Emma Hayes Chelsea England
Sarina Wiegman
Netherlands national team/England national team Netherlands
The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper 2021 nominees
Chelsea's Edouard Mendy, Bayern Munich stalwart Manuel Neuer and Italy shotstopper Gianluigi Donnarummer make up the final three nominees.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and Leicester City legend Kasper Schmeichel were cut from the shortlist.
Player Club Country
Gianluigi Donnarumma AC Milan/PSG Italy
Edouard Mendy Chelsea Senegal
Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich Germany
The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper 2021 nominees
Ann-Katrin Berger from Chelsea is in the running for the Women's Goalkeeper award alongside Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbe and Christiane Endler.
Hedvig Lindahl and Alyssa Naeher missed the final three cut.
Player Club Country
Ann-Katrin Berger Chelsea Germany
Christiane Endler PSG/Lyon Chile
Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbe Rosengard/PSG Canada
FIFPro World 11 2021
At each The Best awards ceremony, the FIFPro World 11 is also announced, confirming the best 'dream team' of the season.
The award, which is voted for by professional footballers across the world, takes into account performances between October 8, 2020 and
August 7, 2021.
Players from Chelsea and Manchester City have a strong claim for inclusion, as do individuals from the Italy and Argentina national teams following their respective continental successes.
FIFA Puskas award 2021 nominees
A longlist of nominees for the 2021 FIFA Puskas award was announced in November before being narrowed down to three finalists. Erik Lamela's goal for Tottenham against Arsenal is among the nominations, as is Patrik Schick's outrageous long-range strike against Scotland at Euro 2020. Mehdi Taremi's Champions League strike against Chelsea completes the finalists.
Nominee Goal Competition
Erik Lamela
Arsenal vs Tottenham - March 14, 2021
Premier League
Patrik Schick
Czech Republic vs Scotland - June 14, 2021 Euro 2020
Mehdi Taremi
Chelsea vs Porto - April 13, 2021
Champion League
Previous winners of The Best Men's Player of the Year
Year Winner Country
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal
2018 Luka Modric Croatia
2019 Lionel Messi Argentina
2020 Robert Lewandowski Poland
Previous winners of The Best Women's Player of the Year
Year Winner Country
2016 Carli Lloyd USA
2017 Lieke Martens Netherlands
2018 Marta Brazil
2019 Megan Rapinoe USA
2020 Lucy Bronze England
Previous winners of The Best Men's Goalkeeper of the Year
Year Winner Country
2017 Gianluigi Buffon Italy
2018 Thibaut Courtois Belgium
2019 Alisson Brazil
2020 Manuel Neuer Germany
Previous winners of The Best Women's Goalkeeper of the Year
Year Winner Country
2019 Sari van Veenendaal Netherlands
2020 Sarah Bouhhaddi France
Previous winners of The Best Men's Coach of the Year
Year Winner Country
2016 Claudio Ranieri Italy
2017 Zinedine Zidane France
2018 Didier Deschamps France
2019 Jurgen Klopp Germany
2020 Jurgen Klopp Germany
Previous winners of The Best Women's Coach of the Year
Year Winner Country
2016 Silvia Neid Germany
2017 Sarina Wiegman Netherlands
2018 Reynald Pedros France
2019 Jill Ellis England
2020 Sarina Wiegman Netherlands
lalasticlala mynd44 seun mukina2 dominique

fergie001 here is d documentary

Nairalanders there you have it, you also have a chance to vote for the above given nominees let's just have some fun

fergie001

Best Coach for me - Tuchel/Mancini
Best Player - Lewandowski
Best GK - Edouard Mendy

fergie001:
Best Coach for me - Tuchel/***Martinez***
Best Player - Lewandowski
Best GK - Edouard Mendy

Mancini u mean

Enoch3721:
Mancini u mean

Thank you!

fergie001:
Thank you!

no p, wat about d rest of the categories