Chelsea received the Champions League and England reached the ultimate of the European Championship, however there aren’t any Englishmen on the shortlist for FIFA’s annual awards printed on Monday.
European champion Jorginho, a double with Chelsea and Italy, was named amongst 11 nominees by membership teammate N’Golo Kante to be voted FIFA’s greatest participant for the 2020-21 season.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo took their common locations within the record with final yr’s winner Robert Lewandowski.
Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne, Karim Benzema and Neymar accomplished the shortlist, determined by a FIFA-appointed panel.
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The winners might be revealed in an internet ceremony on 17 January 2022
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There aren’t any defenders or goalkeepers in rivalry for the principle FIFA award, though goalkeepers have their very own separate award.
Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma is amongst 5 goalkeeping candidates named Player of the Tournament at Euro 2020.
Votes from nationwide workforce captains and coaches, followers and media from world wide might be collected by 10 December.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a digital ceremony might be held remotely on 17 January from the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
