real Madridof Vinicius Junior Awaiting announcement FIFA“Best” award. An awards ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, where the top men’s and women’s football players of 2024 will be announced.
The selection process includes voting by fans, national team captains and coaches, and media representatives. “Best” is FIFA’s counterpart to the famous Ballon d’Or.
Vinicius is one of 11 players shortlisted for the Men’s Player of the Year award. His previous disappointment at losing the Ballon d’Or to Rodri led to him and his Real Madrid teammates boycotting the awards ceremony in Paris.
The FIFA Awards Ceremony is scheduled to take place in Doha at 1700 GMT. Coincidentally, both Real Madrid and Vinicius are already in Doha Intercontinental Cup Final To Pachuca.
Rodri, Kylian Mbappeand Lionel MessiThe winners of last year’s FIFA Award are also shortlisted. Messi The award was won through a tie-breaker with Erling Haaland.
Barcelona playmaker Aitana Bonmatí won the 2023 Best Female Player award. one.
Bonmati is a two-time Ballon d’Or winner and achieved a treble with Barcelona in 2024, winning the Spanish League, Spanish Cup and UEFA Champions League.
The performance evaluation period for award contenders will be from August 21, 2023 to August 10, 2024.
FIFA clarified that the winners were determined through an “equally weighted voting system” that took into account votes from fans, captains and coaches, and media representatives.
In addition to the best men’s and women’s player awards, the awards ceremony will also announce the best men’s and women’s coaches and goalkeepers. The Marta and Puskas Awards will also be awarded to the best boys’ and girls’ 11-year-old football players, as well as the best goal in both boys’ and girls’ football.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will attend the dinner at the Aspire Academy in Doha.
