By Daily Sports on July 31, 2019
Liverpool trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk, and Tottenham’s Harry Kane are in the running for the men’s prize in the 2019 FIFA Best Footballer of the Year Awards.
Former Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard is also on the 10-strong list that includes Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
England’s Lucy Bronze and Ellen White are contenders in the women’s category.
The winners will be revealed on 23 September, following a public vote.
Lionesses manager Phil Neville and US head coach Jill Ellis have been nominated as best women’s coach.
Ellis, who this week announced she will step down, guided the US women’s team to back-to-back World Cup titles, while Neville led the Lionesses to a fourth-place finish in France.
English-born Paul Riley is also nominated as the manager of women’s side North Carolina Courage.
Premier League managers Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino have been nominated for the best men’s coach award.
Full men’s player shortlist
Virgil van Dijk, Netherlands
Sadio Mane, Senegal
Mohamed Salah, Egypt
Harry Kane, England
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
Lionel Messi, Argentina
Matthijs de Ligt, Netherlands
Frenkie de Jong, Netherlands
Kylian Mbappe, France
Eden Hazard, Belgium
Full women’s player shortlist
Lucy Bronze, England
Julie Ertz, United States
Caroline Graham Hansen, Norway
Ada Hegerberg, Norway
Amandine Henry, France
Sam Kerr, Australia
Rose Lavelle, United States
Vivianne Miedema, Netherlands
Alex Morgan, United States
Megan Rapinoe, United States
Wendie Renard, France
Ellen White, England
Full women’s coaches shortlist
Phil Neville, England
Jill Ellis, United States
Milena Bertolini, Italy
Peter Gerhardsson, Sweden
Futoshi Ikeda, Japan
Antonia Is, Spain
Joe Montemurro, Arsenal
Reynald Pedros, Lyon
Paul Riley, North Carolina Courage
Sarina Wiegman, Netherlands
Full men’s coaches shortlist
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham
Djamel Belmadi, Algeria
Didier Deschamps, France
Marcelo Gallardo, River Plate
Ricardo Gareca, Peru
Fernando Santos, Portugal
Erik Ten Hag, Ajax
Tite, Brazil
•Adapted from a BBC report.
•Photo shows Salah and Mane
Source Daily Sports
Posted July 31, 2019
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