TThe winners of the FIFA The Best Award will be announced on Tuesday at 18:00 CET, with Lionel Messi and Aitana Bommatti among the nominees for Player of the Year. Both players are aiming for a second crown after winning the Ballon d’Or in September.
The event will be a gala held at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on the eve of the Intercontinental Cup match between PSG and Flamengoats, and will be broadcast live on the FIFA website from Doha, Qatar.
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The nominees for the men’s Best award include Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Rapinha, as well as Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé, current European champions PSG players Vicinha, Nuno Mendes, Oumanu Dembele and current Ballon d’Or winner Achraf Hakimi.
In the women’s category, Barcelona’s Patri Guhiharo, Aitana Bommatti, Eva Pahor, Claudia Pina and Alexia Putelas are nominated, as well as Spaniard Mariona Caldente, who won European Championship with Arsenal.
The Best Manager award was also awarded, with Javier Aguirre (Mexico), Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Luis Enrique (PSG), Hansi Flick (Barcelona), Enzo Maresca (Chelsea), Roberto Martinez (Portugal) and Arne Slott (Liverpool) nominated.
