On the 23rd, FIFA announced the 2021 World Footballer of the Year 11 candidate list, led by three superstars Messi, Lewandowski and C Ronaldo.
Messi and Levan PK
According to foreign media reports, Messi and Lewandowski are recognized as the two major award-winning favorites. Messi led Argentina to the Copa America in 2021, was elected the best player of the tournament, the Golden Boot, which is also the first international competition title of Messi's national team career, he also led Barcelona to win the Copa del Rey and won the La Liga Golden Boot.
Lewandowski's personal performance in 2021 is equally stunning. He scored 41 goals in the Bundesliga last season, breaking the single-season scoring record held by Gad Müller to become the European Golden Boot and the player with the most goals in 2021. Levan also helped Bayern win the Bundesliga, German Super Cup and Club World Cup, and was named Bayern Player of the Year, German Footballer of the Year, Polish Footballer of the Year and Sports Figure of the Year.
11 candidates
Cristiano Ronaldo has always been very popular, he is not only the first person in the history of the total number of goals scored in the official game and the total number of goals scored by the national team, but also the first person in the history of the number of goals scored and appearances in the Champions League.
The other eight candidates for Mr. World Footballer of the Year are Jorginho (Italy/Chelsea), De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Benzema (France/Real Madrid), Haland (Norway/Dortmund), Kante (France/Chelsea), Neymar (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain), Salah (Egypt/Liverpool).
The awards will be announced in January next year
FIFA has also announced the list of manager of the year candidates, including European Cup champion Manager Mancini, Champions League champion Tuchel, Copa America winner Carlos Scaloni, as well as Guardiola (Spain/Manchester City), Frick (Germany/Bayern Munich, Germany), Conte (Italy/Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur), Simeone (Argentina/Atletico Madrid).
There are only five FIFA goalkeeper of the year candidates, of which Donnaruma (Italy/AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain) is the Europa League Ballon d'Or winner, including Alisson (Brazil/Liverpool), Mendy (Senegal/Chelsea), Neuer (Germany/Bayern Munich), Schmeichel Jr. (Denmark/Leicester). Argentine goalkeeper Martinez performed well in the Copa America but unexpectedly lost.
As is customary, FIFA's Best of the Year awards are voted on by the captains and coaches of the teams of its associations, journalists and fans from various countries and regions. From now on, fans can also vote through the official FIFA website, and the deadline is December 11. After the voting deadline, FIFA will announce the top three of each award, and on January 17, 2022, International Football will hold an award ceremony to reveal the answers to each award.
Proofread by Xu Heng
Source: Purple Cow News
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