The trio are joined by last year's winner Robert Lewandowski of
Bayern Munich, Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and
Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Jorginho.
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, Borussia Dortmund striker
Erling Haaland and PSG pair Kylian Mbappe and Neymar complete
the list.
Women's Super League players dominate the women's award with
Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema, City duo Lucy Bronze and Ellen White
and Chelsea quartet Sam Kerr, Magdalena Eriksson, Pernille
Harder and Ji So-yun all in contention.
Emma Hayes, who led Chelsea to the 2021 Champions League final,
is joined on The Best FIFA Women's Coach shortlist by England
manager Sarina Wiegman and Canada coach Beverly Priestman.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel
and Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte are nominated for the
men's award, along with Germany's Hansi Flick and Italy coach
Roberto Mancini, who led them to the Euro 2020 title.
Liverpool's Alisson Becker, Chelsea's Edouard Mendy and
Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel are among the nominees for
The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award.
The winners will be announced on Jan. 17.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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