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Published 14 September 2023 4 min read
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England players, coach and fan among nominees for The Best FIFA Awards

Written by:

Frank Smith

Players from the England men's and women's teams were among those to be nominated

England Football coaches, players and a Lionesses fan have been nominated in categories for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023.

The Lionesses’ historic run to a first Women’s World Cup final this summer and same impressive club form has seen Rachel Daly, Alex Greenwood, Lauren James and Keira Walsh all nominated for The Best FIFA Women’s Player award.

Sarina Wiegman and Mary Earps are both in with a chance of retaining The Best FIFA Women’s Coach and The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper awards they won at the 2022 ceremony after being nominated once again, as is Chelsea boss Emma Hayes.

England men’s senior team midfielder Declan Rice is also up for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award, while the three nominees for The FIFA Fan Award includes England’s Fran Hurndall.

Two expert panels for men’s and women’s football decided on the nominees for the players’, goalkeepers’ and coaches’ awards, including the manager and captain of each national team.

The public can vote via FIFA+ and it will run until 11pm BST on Friday 6 October.

You can see the full list of nominees below.

Declan Rice was among the 13 nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award
Declan Rice was among the 13 nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award

The Best FIFA Women’s Player Nominees

Aitana Bonmatí (Spain); Linda Caicedo (Colombia); Rachel Daly (England); Kadidiatou Diani (France); Caitlin Foord (Australia); Mary Fowler (Australia); Alex Greenwood (England); Jennifer Hermoso (Spain); Lindsey Horan (USA); Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden); Lauren James (England); Sam Kerr (Australia); Mapi León (Spain); Hinata Miyazawa (Japan); Salma Paralluelo (Spain); Keira Walsh (England).

The Best FIFA Men’s Player Nominees

Julián Álvarez (Argentina); Marcelo Brozović (Croatia); Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium); İlkay Gündoğan (Germany); Erling Haaland (Norway); Rodrigo (Rodri) Hernández Cascante (Spain); Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia); Kylian Mbappé (France); Lionel Messi (Argentina); Victor Osimhen (Nigeria); Declan Rice (England); Bernardo Silva (Portugal).

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach Nominees

Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden): Jonatan Giráldez (Spain); Tony Gustavsson (Sweden); Emma Hayes (England); Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands).

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach Nominees

Pep Guardiola (Spain); Simone Inzaghi (Italy); Ange Postecoglou (Australia); Luciano Spalletti (Italy); Xavi (Spain).

The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper Nominees

Mackenzie Arnold (Australia); Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany); Catalina Coll (Spain); Mary Earps (England); Christiane Endler (Chile); Zećira Mušović (Sweden); Sandra Paños García-Villamil (Spain).

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper Nominees

Yassine Bounou (Morocco); Thibaut Courtois (Belgium); Ederson (Brazil); André Onana (Cameroon); Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany).

The FIFA Fan Award Nominees

Club Atlético Colón de Santa Fe fan (Argentina); Fran Hurndall (England); Miguel Ángel, Millonarios fan (Colombia).

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