Ronaldo, Messi, Van Dijk Battle For 2019 Best FIFA Player Of The Year
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk are among the 10 players nominated for FIFA’s The Best Men’s Player award.
The shortlist, which takes into accounts achievements from July 16, 2018 to July 19, 2019, was compiled by a panel of experts and also comprises of former Ajax duo Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt, Liverpool double act Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, Tottenham striker Harry Kane, Real Madrid’s Eden Hazard and PSG ace Kylian Mbappe.
The English Premier League has been well represented with Liverpool trio Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, and Mohamed Salah and Tottenham’s Harry Kane being shortlisted for the gong. Former Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard is also on the 10-strong list with the winners being revealed on 23 September, following a public vote.
Full men’s player shortlist
Virgil van Dijk, Netherlands
Sadio Mane, Senegal
Mohamed Salah, Egypt
Harry Kane, England
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
Lionel Messi, Argentina
Matthijs de Ligt, Netherlands
Frenkie de Jong, Netherlands
Kylian Mbappe, France
Eden Hazard, Belgium
Full women’s player shortlist
Lucy Bronze, England
Julie Ertz, United States
Caroline Graham Hansen, Norway
Ada Hegerberg, Norway
Amandine Henry, France
Sam Kerr, Australia
Rose Lavelle, United States
Vivianne Miedema, Netherlands
Alex Morgan, United States
Megan Rapinoe, United States
Wendie Renard, France
Ellen White, England
Full women’s coaches shortlist
Phil Neville, England
Jill Ellis, United States
Milena Bertolini, Italy
Peter Gerhardsson, Sweden
Futoshi Ikeda, Japan
Antonia Is, Spain
Joe Montemurro, Arsenal
Reynald Pedros, Lyon
Paul Riley, North Carolina Courage
Sarina Wiegman, Netherlands
Full men’s coaches shortlist
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham
Djamel Belmadi, Algeria
Didier Deschamps, France
Marcelo Gallardo, River Plate
Ricardo Gareca, Peru
Fernando Santos, Portugal
Erik Ten Hag, Ajax
Tite, Brazil