Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah have been introduced because the three finalists for The Finest FIFA Males’s Participant Award.
The attacking trio have been named on a shortlist for the prize in November that additionally included Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Karim Benzema, Jorginho and N’Golo Kante.
Lewandowski, Messi and Salah are the ultimate nominees chosen following a public vote that closed on December 10. Jennifer Hermoso, Sam Kerr and Alexia Putellas are the finalists for the ladies’s award for 2021.
The ultimate three up for The Finest FIFA Males’s Coach award, confirmed on Thursday, are Pep Guardiola, Roberto Mancini and Thomas Tuchel. Lluis Cortes, Emma Hayes and Sarina Wiegman are the finalists for the ladies’s teaching prize.
The ultimate three within the operating to be #TheBest FIFA Males’s Participant 2021!
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The participant awards will now be determined by a world jury comprising nationwide group coaches and captains, a particular journalist from every territory represented by a nationwide aspect, and followers registered with FIFA’s web site. The winners can be introduced on January 17.
Lewandowski, who received the 2020 prize after firing Bayern Munich to the treble, scored 41 instances within the Bundesliga final season to interrupt Gerd Muller’s 49-year file for targets in a single season. He ended 2021 with 48 targets in all competitions.
Messi, who received the 2021 Ballon d’Or to increase his file to seven trophies, helped Barcelona to win the Copa del Rey in what proved to be his closing season on the membership. He then impressed Argentina to glory on the Copa America, with 4 targets and 5 assists serving to them to win the trophy for the primary time since 1993.
Liverpool star Salah scored 37 instances in all competitions in 2021, at the least 15 greater than some other Premier League participant. He’s prime of the scoring charts for 2021-22 in England’s prime flight with 16, forward of team-mate Diogo Jota on 10.