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FIFA Best Football Awards: Messi Nominated For Men's Prize; Rodri-Vinicius Battle Beyond Ballon d'Or

🍃 Manchester City’s Rodri and Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior will again fight it out for the best men’s player award 2024 after the pair was shortlisted for the prize

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FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) has revealed the nominees for the best FIFA Football Awards on Friday, November 29. (More Football News)

The glamorous award ceremony will celebrate the best players from both men’s and women’s football at both club and national level.

Manchester City’s Rodri ﷺand Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior will again fight it out for the best men’s player award 2024 after the pair was shortlisted for the prize.

🐈Meanwhile in the women’s category, Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati is leading the shortlist for the award. 

🌳The votes for the best players as well as coaches will be taken into account from fans, present national team captains and the media representatives.

༺Lionel Messi, who captained Argentina to the 2024 Copa America title and Cristiano Ronaldo, who only recently surpassed 900 career goals, and scoring 35 goals for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League last season have made the shortlist. 

FIFA best men's award nominees:

Dani Carvajal (Spain), Real Madrid

Erling Haaland (Norway), Manchester City

Federico Valverde (Uruguay), Real Madrid

Florian Wirtz (Germany), Bayer Leverkusen

Jude Bellingham (England), Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappé (France), Paris Saint Germain/Real Madrid

Lamine Yamal (Spain), Barcelona

Lionel Messi (Argentina), Inter Miami

Rodri (Spain), Manchester City

Toni Kroos (Germany), Real Madrid (now retired)

Vinicius Junior (Brazil), Real Madrid

To check the full nominees list, check

🗹However, the date for the event is yet to be announced. 

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