The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 might be held as a digital event from Zurich on January 17 subsequent 12 months.
FIFA's opportunity to the Ballon d'Or has been held consecutively every yr in view that 2017, with Cristiano Ronaldo scooping the first award as Best Men's Player.
Bayern Munich megastar Robert Lewandowski took that accolade for the 2020 awards and will be hoping his report-breaking efforts inside the Bundesliga closing season can be sufficient to shield that identify.
Competition is probable to come back from Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, who came 1/3 in 2018 and has enjoyed a super begin to 2021-22, whilst France duo Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema appear set to be inside the strolling too. Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, of path, can't be discounted.
The Best Men's Goalkeeper and Best Men's Coach are also up for grabs, as are the equal of all three awards for the ladies's game.
The FIFPRO Men's and Women's XIs will also be named.
With coronavirus instances around Europe nevertheless rising, FIFA has selected to host the event sincerely, as opposed to have attendees present.
A FIFA declaration examine: "The Best carries the views of the four pillars of the footballing world".
"The recipients of the trophies for the top players and coaches in both women's and guys's soccer can be decided through a blended vote casting manner concerning the captains and head coaches of all country wide teams around the arena, an online ballot of fanatics and submissions from a select group of greater than three hundred media representatives."
Voting will begin on November 22 and near on December 10.
