FIFA The Best Awards 2024: Announced Nominees, Where to Watch

On Tuesday (December 17), FIFA will reveal the winners of the ninth edition of the FIFA The Best Football Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at a gala dinner in Doha, Qatar, at the Aspire Academy.

Brazil has several nominees: striker Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid and goalkeeper Ederson from Manchester City are in contention for the best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively; while Arthur Elias, the coach of the Brazilian National Team, is nominated for the women's football category.

Marta is in the running for the award named after her (Marta Award), which recognizes the most beautiful goal of the season. Vasco supporter Guilherme Gandra Moura, affectionately known as "little Gui," is among the nominees for the FIFA Fan Award.

Where to Watch?

The announcement of the winners will be live on FIFA.com starting at 2 pm (Brasília time).

The event will feature the presence of dignitaries, football legends, and various local and regional ambassadors, alongside pioneers of the sport.

All winners of the awards were selected through a voting system that equally weighs votes from fans, national team captains, and coaches from both women's and men's national teams, as well as media representatives.

Fans also participated in the voting for the formation of the FIFA The Best women's and men's teams. For the selection of the starting eleven, fans had access to a list of 77 players, selecting them in predefined formations. The results were based on this voting and the consultation of a panel of experts.

Starting this year, The Best will include the "Marta Award," given to the scorer of the most beautiful goal in women's football for the year. Voting on this matter was divided between fans and the FIFA Legends panel. The FIFA Fan Award winner was chosen solely by fans, while the FIFA Fair Play Award was determined by experts.

FIFA 'The Best' Awards Ceremony: Nominees

Men's Player

• Dani Carvajal (Spain), Real Madrid
• Erling Haaland (Norway), Manchester City
• Federico Valverde (Uruguay), Real Madrid
• Florian Wirtz (Germany), Bayer Leverkusen
• Jude Bellingham (England), Real Madrid
• Kylian Mbappe (France), Paris Saint Germain/Real Madrid
• Lamine Yamal (Spain), Barcelona
• Lionel Messi (Argentina), Inter Miami
• Rodri (Spain), Manchester City
• Toni Kroos (Germany), Real Madrid (now retired)
• Vinicius Junior (Brazil), Real Madrid

 

Women's Player

• Aitana Bonmati (Spain), Barcelona
• Barbra Banda (Zambia), Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride
• Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway), Barcelona
• Keira Walsh (England), Barcelona
• Khadija Shaw (Jamaica), Manchester City
• Lauren Hemp (England), Manchester City
• Lindsey Horan (USA), Olympique Lyonnais
• Lucy Bronze (England), Barcelona/Chelsea
• Mallory Swanson (USA), Chicago Red Stars
• Mariona Caldentey (Spain), Barcelona/Arsenal
• Naomi Girma (USA), San Diego Wave
• Ona Batlle (Spain), Barcelona
• Salma Paralluelo (Spain), Barcelona
• Sophia Smith (USA), Portland Thorns
• Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi), Paris Saint-Germain/Olympique Lyonnais
• Trinity Rodman (USA), Washington Spirit

 

Women's Coach

• Arthur Elias (Brazil), Brazil
• Elena Sadiku (Sweden), Celtic
• Emma Hayes (England), Chelsea/USA
• Futoshi Ikeda (Japan), Japan
• Gareth Taylor (England), Manchester City
• Jonatan Giraldez (Spain), Barcelona/Washington Spirit
• Sandrine Soubeyrand (France), Paris FC
• Sonia Bompastor (France), Olympique Lyonnais/Chelsea

 

Men's Coach

• Carlo Ancelotti (Italy), Real Madrid
• Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Argentina
• Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Spain
• Pep Guardiola (Spain), Manchester City

 

Women's Goalkeeper

• Alyssa Naeher (USA), Chicago Red Stars
• Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany), Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham
• Ayaka Yamashita (Japan), INAC Kobe Leonessa/Manchester City
• Cata Coll (Spain), Barcelona
• Mary Earps (England), Manchester United/Paris Saint-Germain

 

Men's Goalkeeper

• Andriy Lunin (Ukraine), Real Madrid
• David Raya (Spain), Arsenal
• Ederson (Brazil), Manchester City
• Emiliano Martinez (Argentina), Aston Villa
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy), Paris Saint-Germain
• Mike Maignan (France), AC Milan
• Unai Simon (Spain), Athletic Club