FIFA revealed the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 on Friday, highlighting football's brightest stars across men's and women's categories. The awards will feature fan voting, which is open on FIFA.com until December 10. Best Men's Player Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/Argentina) and Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany, retired) headline the list of nominees. Real Madrid leads the pack with six nominees, including Dani Carvajal, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, and Vinicius Jr. Best Women's Player Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati, winner of the Women's Ballon d'Or and 2022–23 FIFA Best Women's Footballer, is among the contenders. Other notable names include Lauren Hemp (Manchester City/England) and Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns/United States). For the first time, fans can vote for The Best FIFA Men's 11 and The Best FIFA Women's 11. Nominees Overview Best Men's Player - Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid/Spain) - Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway) - Federico Valverde (Real Madrid/Uruguay) - Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany) - Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England) - Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid/France) - Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain) - Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/Argentina) - Rodri (Manchester City/Spain) - Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany, retired) - Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid/Brazil) Best Women's Player - Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona/Spain) - Barbra Banda (Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride/Zambia) - Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona/Norway) - Keira Walsh (Barcelona/England) - Khadija Shaw (Manchester City/Jamaica) - Lauren Hemp (Manchester City/England) - Lindsey Horan (Lyon/United States) - Lucy Bronze (Barcelona/Chelsea/England) - Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars/United States) - Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona/Arsenal/Spain) - Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave/United States) - Ona Batlle (Barcelona/Spain) - Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona/Spain) - Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns/United States) - Tabitha Chawinga (Paris Saint-Germain/Lyon/Malawi) - Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit/United States) Best Men's Coach - Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) - Lionel Scaloni (Argentina) - Luis de la Fuente (Spain) - Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) - Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen) Best Women's Coach - Arthur Elias (Brazil) - Elena Sadiku (Celtic) - Emma Hayes (Chelsea/USA) - Futoshi Ikeda (Japan) - Gareth Taylor (Manchester City) - Jonatan Giraldez (Barcelona/Washington Spirit) - Sandrine Soubeyrand (Paris FC) - Sonia Bompastor (Lyon/Chelsea) Best Men's Goalkeeper - Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid/Ukraine) - David Raya (Arsenal/Spain) - Ederson (Manchester City/Brazil) - Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/Argentina) - Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain/Italy) - Mike Maignan (AC Milan/France) - Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao/Spain) Best Women's Goalkeeper - Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars/United States) - Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham/Germany) - Ayaka Yamashita (INAC Kobe Leonessa/Manchester City/Japan) - Cata Coll (Barcelona/Spain) - Mary Earps (Manchester United/Paris Saint-Germain/England) FIFA will announce the winners during a ceremony in early 2025.
