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In the early hours of Friday, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced the list of nominees for the “The Best” award for the best player in the world for the year 2024.
FIFA holds an annual ceremony to distribute the best awards in the world to the best male and female players and coach,as well as the best goalkeeper of the year.
According to what was stated on the official FIFA website, the final list for “The Best 2024” award for the best player in the world for the current year 2024 was announced.
The list of nominees for “The Best” award included the absence of Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, Liverpool’s English player, along with Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nasr player.
The list of candidates included Argentine lionel Messi, the American star of Inter Miami, along with Norwegian Erling Haaland, the star of Manchester city, and also Jude Bellingham, as well as retired German star Toni Kroos.
11 players were selected on the list of nominees for The Best Award, and the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, Rodri Hernandez, winner of the Ballon d’Or, and Vinicius Junior, the Real Madrid player, were at the top of the candidates.
FIFA indicated in a statement on it’s official website that the selection of players was based on what the players presented during the period from August 21, 2023, until August 2024.
Candidates for “The Best” Award for Best Player in the world 2024: Dani Carvajal – real Madrid team – Spain national team, Erling Haaland – Manchester City team – Norway national team, Federico Valverde – Real Madrid team – Uruguay team, Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen team – national team Germany, Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid team – England team, Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid team – France team, Lamine Yamal – Team Barcelona – Spain national team, Lionel Messi – Inter Miami team – Argentina national team, Rodri – Manchester City team – Spain national team, Toni Kroos – Real Madrid team – Germany national team, Vinicius Junior – Real madrid team – Brazil national team.
Even though the final date for the ceremony has not been officially announced by FIFA yet, it is indeed likely to be at the begining of next January, similar to what happened in the years 2022-2023, as the ceremony was held in London at the beginning of the year. New Gregorian.
The Best Awards include several categories, namely the best player, the best coach, the best goalkeeper, and the ideal formation for male players, as well as the best player, goalkeeper, and coach (or coach) for a women’s team, and the ideal formation for women.
The categories also include the Puskas Award for best Goal, the Fair Play Award, and the Best Audience Award.
FIFA revealed that it had created a new award this year, the “Marta Award” for the best goal scored by a female player, named after the Brazilian legend.
The Puskas Award was also redefined to honor the scorer of the best goal in men’s football, regardless of his nationality or the tournament in which he scored.
Source: Russia Today