FIFA have unveiled the nominees for The Best Awards 2021, with the winners being revealed in an online ceremony on January 17, 2022.
The candidates for each award were selected by expert panels in women's and men's football, which included Eniola Aluko, Emma Byrne and Marta Tejedor, as well as Tim Cahill, David Trezeguet and Alexi Lalas.
Public voting for each category will be open until December 10, 2021, and FIFA will eventually announce three finalists for each award early in 2022.
The Best FIFA Football Awards Nominees
The Best FIFA Women's Player
Stina Blackstenius (Sweden / BK Hacken)
Aitana Bonmati (Spain / Barcelona)
Lucy Bronze (England / Manchester City WFC)
Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden / Chelsea FC Women)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / Barcelona)
Pernille Harder (Denmark / Chelsea FC Women)
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / Barcelona)
Ji So-yun (Korea Republic / Chelsea FC Women)
Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
Ellen White (England / Manchester City WFC)
Alexia Putellas (Spain / Barcelona)
Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns)
The Best FIFA Men's Player
Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus / Manchester United)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain)
Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
Erling Haaland (Norway / Borussia Dortmund)
Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea)
N'Golo Kante (France / Chelsea)
Kylian Mbappe (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)
The Best FIFA Women's Coach
Lluis Cortes (Spain / Barcelona)
Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden / Swedish national team)
Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)
Beverly Priestman (England / Canadian national team)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team / English national team)
The Best FIFA Men's Coach
Antonio Conte (Italy / Inter / Tottenham Hotspur)
Hansi Flick (Germany / Bayern Munich / German national team)
Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City)
Roberto Mancini (Italy / Italian national team)
Lionel Sebastian Scaloni (Argentina / Argentinian national team)
Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atletico Madrid)
Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea)
Sparta Rotterdam 
Ajax 
Roma 
Parma 
Dundee Utd 
Celtic 
Valencia 
Alaves 
PSV 
Feyenoord 
Bordeaux 
Rennes 
ST Etienne 
Marseille 
Monaco 
Everton 
Chelsea 
Leicester 
Wolverhampton 
Manchester Utd 
Bournemouth 
Real Madrid 
Sevilla 
Cremonese 
Sampdoria 
Tottenham 
Liverpool 
VFL Wolfsburg 
Borussia Dortmund 
Las Palmas 
Espanyol 
Monza 
Juventus 
Lens 
Paris Saint Germain 
Fiorentina 
Udinese 
Benfica 
Estoril 
Inter 
Como 
Manchester City 
Fulham 
Nottingham Forest 
Motherwell 
ST Mirren 
Rangers 
Carrarese 
Arsenal 
Ipswich