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The nominees have been announced for the FIFA Best awards. The best women's player, best men's player, best coach, and best goalkeeper of 2021 should be selected soon. These 10 players are competing for the best men's player of 2021: Neymar, Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jorginho, Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski, N'Golo Kante, Erling Haaland, and Mohamed Salah. The nominees for the best women's player of 2021 include: Stina Blackstenius, Aitana Bonmati, Lucy Bronze, Ji Soyun, Sam Kerr, Alexia Putellas, Christine Sinclair, Ellen White, Pernille Harder, Jennifer Hermoso, Caroline Graham Hansen, Viviane Miedema, and Magdalena Eriksson. The nominees for the best men's football coach of 2021 are: Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola, Lionel Scaloni, Roberto Mancini, Hansi Flick, and Diego Simeone. The women's football coaches who are contenders are: Emma Hayes, Lluis Cortes, Peter Gerhardsson, Beverly Priestman, and Sarina Wiegman. The best goalkeeper could be: Kasper Schmeichel, Edouard Mendy, Manuel Neuer, or Alisson Becker.
Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Jorginho will battle it out with Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski for The Best FIFA men's player award for 2021 - while Thomas Tuchel and women's counterpart Emma Hayes have been nominated for the coaching awards.
