By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) - FIFA on Wednesday announced the Best Men's Player award nominees for the 2018-2019 season.
It also announced the best FIFA women’s player and men's and women's coach award nominees for 2019.
Three Liverpool footballers, Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) and Sadio Mane (Senegal), are among the nominees. Two more Dutch players, Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong, are also on the list.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are also among the nominees for the Best Men's Player.
Public voting opens today and the award ceremony will be held on Sept. 23 in Milan, Italy.
Here is the 10-man list:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus)
Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands/Ajax/Barcelona)
Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands/Ajax/Juventus)
Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea/Real Madrid)
Harry Kane (England/Tottenham Hotspur)
Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool)
Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool)
The women's player shortlist is as follows:
Lucy Bronze (England/Olympique Lyonnais)
Julie Ertz (USA/Chicago Red Stars)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Wolfsburg/Barcelona)
Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Olympique Lyonnais)
Amandine Henry (France/Olympique Lyonnais)
Sam Kerr (Australia/Chicago Red Stars/Perth Glory)
Rose Lavelle (USA/Washington Spirit)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal)
Alex Morgan (USA/Orlando Pride)
Megan Rapinoe (USA/Reign FC)
Wendie Renard (France/Olympique Lyonnais)
Ellen White (England/Birmingham City/Manchester City)
The women's coaches shortlist is as follows:
Phil Neville, England
Jill Ellis, United States
Milena Bertolini, Italy
Peter Gerhardsson, Sweden
Sarina Wiegman, Netherlands
Futoshi Ikeda, Japan
Antonia Is, Spain
Joe Montemurro, Arsenal
Reynald Pedros, Lyon
Paul Riley, North Carolina Courage
The men's coaches shortlist is as follows:
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham
Djamel Belmadi, Algeria
Tite, Brazil
Didier Deschamps, France
Marcelo Gallardo, River Plate
Ricardo Gareca, Peru
Fernando Santos, Portugal
Erik Ten Hag, Ajax