The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023: Live stream, date, start time, nominees & how to watch
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Everything you need to know about the upcoming FIFA Best awards, including nominees, when it is and more.
The Best FIFA Football Awards are back, with a slightly different approach being taken this year.
The eighth edition of the prestigious individual awards ceremony for the best players and coaches will recognise the top stars from a few different periods. For the men's awards, December 19, 2022, until August 20, 2023, is the time frame, while the women's awards take into account performances from August 1, 2022, until August 20, 2023.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about the upcoming awards, including the lists of nominees, how to vote, when it is and more.
When do The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 take place?
Date:
January 15, 2024
Time:
7pm GMT / 2pm ET
Venue:
London, England
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 will be awarded at a ceremony on Monday January 15, 2024. London, England will host the award ceremony.
Proceedings are expected to start at around 7pm GMT (2pm ET).
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The ceremony will also be available to watch live on FIFA+.
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The Best Men's Player nominees
Finalists
Player
Club team
National team
Lionel Messi
PSG, Inter Miami
Argentina
Erling Haaland
Man City
Norway
Kylian Mbappe
PSG
France
Longlist
Player
Club
National team
Julian Alvarez
Manchester City
Argentina
Marcelo Brozovic
Inter, Al-Nassr
Croatia
Kevin De Bruyne
Manchester City
Belgium
Ilkay Gundogan
Manchester City, Barcelona
Germany
Erling Haaland
Manchester City
Norway
Rodri
Manchester City
Spain
Kvicha Kvaratskhelia
Napoli
Georgia
Kylian Mbappe
PSG
France
Lionel Messi
PSG, Inter Miami
Argentina
Victor Osimhen
Napoli
Nigeria
Declan Rice
West Ham, Arsenal
England
Bernardo Silva
Manchester City
Portugal
Lionel Messi is the headline nominee for the 2023 Best Men's Player award, but the 2022 World Cup winner is up against the likes of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.
Declan Rice's exploits for West Ham and England were acknowledged when he made the long list, while Napoli star Victor Osimhen was the sole nominee from Africa.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the first two awards in 2016 and 2017, has not made the nominee list.
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The Best Women's Player nominees
Finalists
Player
Club team
National team
Aitana Bonmati
Barcelona
Spain
Linda Caicedo
Deportivo Cali, Real Madrid
Colombia
Jennifer Hermoso
Pachuca
Spain
Longlist
Player
Club
National team
Aitana Bonmati
Barcelona
Spain
Linda Caicedo
Real Madrid
Colombia
Rachel Daly
Aston Villa
England
Kadidiatou Diani
PSG, Lyon
France
Caitlin Foord
Arsenal
Australia
Mary Fowler
Manchester City
Australia
Alex Greenwood
Manchester City
England
Jennifer Hermoso
Pachuca
Spain
Lindsay Horan
Lyon
USWNT
Amanda Ilestedt
Arsenal, PSG
Sweden
Lauren James
Chelsea
England
Sam Kerr
Chelsea
Australia
Mapi Leon
Barcelona
Spain
Hinata Miyazawa
Mynavi Sendai
Japan
Salma Paralluelo
Barcelona
Spain
Keira Walsh
Barcelona
England
A competitive field daw the likes of Sam Kerr, Jennifer Hermoso and Lindsay Horan up for nomination. Spanish, Australian and English players made up the bulk of the original nominees, while Linda Caicedo and Hinata Miyazawa's performances have been recognised too.
Hermoso, Caicedo and Aitana Bonmati are the three finalists.