By Emre Asikci
ISTANBUL (AA) - Football's governing body revealed the finalists for the Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 on Friday.
Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema and Paris Saint Germain superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have been confirmed as the nominees for the Best Men’s Player award for 2022.
The women’s list includes Arsenal's Beth Mead, Barcelona's Alexia Putellas and San Diego Wave's Alex Morgan.
Tottenham's Brazilian striker Richarlison, Olympique Marseille's Dimitri Payet and amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy of Polish side, Warta Poznan, are the finalists for the Puskas Award.
- Marcin Oleksy - Warta Poznan vs. Stal Rzeszow
- Dimitri Payet: Olympique Marseille vs. PAOK Thessaloniki (UEFA Europa Conference League)
- Richarlison: Brazil vs. Serbia (FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022)
The winners will be crowned at a special ceremony Feb.27 in Paris.
- The women’s coach finalists are: Sonia Bompastor (Olympique Lyon), Pia Sundhage (Brazilian National Team) and Sarina Wiegman (English National Team)
- Men’s coach finalists are: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid CF), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City FC) and Lionel Scaloni (Argentinian National Team)
- The women’s goalkeeper finalists are: Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany/Chelsea FC Women), Mary Earps (England/Manchester United WFC) and Christiane Endler (Chile/ Olympique Lyonnais)
- The men’s goalkeeper finalists are: Yassine Bounou (Morocco/Sevilla FC), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid CF) and Emiliano Martínez (Argentina/Aston Villa FC).