The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 were held on 24 September 2018 in London, United Kingdom. The selection panels were announced on 4 July 2018.
Winners and nominees The Best FIFA Men's Player
Ten players were shortlisted on 24 July 2018. The 3 finalists were revealed on 3 September 2018.
Luka Modrić won the award with over 29% of the vote.
The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 3 July 2017 to 15 July 2018.
RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPercent The finalists1Luka Modrić Real Madrid 29.05%2 Cristiano Ronaldo 19.08%3Mohamed Salah Liverpool 11.23% Other candidates4Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain10.52%5Lionel Messi Barcelona9.81%6Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid6.69%7Eden Hazard Chelsea5.65%8Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City3.54%9Raphaël Varane Real Madrid3.45%10Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur0.98%
Selection panel
Sami Al-Jaber Emmanuel Amuneke Cha Bum-kun Fabio Capello Didier Drogba Kaká Frank Lampard Lothar Matthäus Alessandro Nesta Carlos Alberto Parreira Ronaldo Andy Roxburgh Wynton Rufer
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper
The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.The Best FIFA Goalkeeper FIFA.com RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPercent The finalists 1 Thibaut Courtois Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur Kasper Schmeichel Leicester City
Selection panel
Alessandro Altobelli Vítor Baía Gordon Banks Jorge Campos Rinat Dasaev Diego Forlán René Higuita Frédéric Kanouté Peter Schmeichel Mark Schwarzer
The Best FIFA Men's Coach
Eleven coaches were initially shortlisted on 24 July 2018.
The three finalists were revealed on 3 September 2018.The Best FIFA Men's Coach FIFA.com
Didier Deschamps won the award with over 30% of the votes.
RankCoachTeam(s) managedPercent The finalists1 Didier Deschamps 30.52%2 Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid25.74%3 Zlatko Dalić 11.81% Other candidates4 Pep Guardiola Manchester City11.46%5 Jürgen Klopp Liverpool7.18%6 Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid3.23%7 Roberto Martínez 2.61%8 Ernesto Valverde Barcelona2.39%9 Stanislav Cherchesov 2.14%10 Gareth Southgate 1.57%11 Massimiliano Allegri Juventus1.35%
Selection panel
Sami Al-Jaber Emmanuel Amuneke Cha Bum-kun Fabio Capello Didier Drogba Kaká Frank Lampard Lothar Matthäus Alessandro Nesta Carlos Alberto Parreira Ronaldo Andy Roxburgh Wynton Rufer
The Best FIFA Women's Player
Ten players were shortlisted on 3 September 2018.
The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.The Best FIFA Women's Player FIFA.com
Marta won the award with nearly 15% of the vote.
RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPercent The finalists1Marta Orlando Pride14.73%2Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon12.86%3Ada Hegerberg Lyon12.60% Other candidates4Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign11.64%5Pernille Harder VfL Wolfsburg10.08%6Lucy Bronze Lyon8.65%7Amandine Henry Lyon8.11%8Wendie Renard Lyon7.89%9Sam Kerr6.78%10Saki Kumagai Lyon6.66%
Selection panel
Diego Guacci Mia Hamm Maia Jackman Patrick Jacquemet Nadine Keßler Andrea Rodebaugh Jacqui Shipanga Anna Signeul Sissi Clémentine Touré Sun Wen Belinda Wilson
The Best FIFA Women's Coach
Ten coaches were shortlisted.
The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.The Best FIFA Women's Coach FIFA.com
Reynald Pedros won the award with over 23% of the vote.
RankCoachTeams(s) managedPercent The finalists1 Reynald Pedros Lyon23.15%2 Sarina Wiegman 15.31%3 Asako Takakura 12.80% Other candidates4 Emma Hayes Chelsea10.73%5 Stephan Lerch VfL Wolfsburg9.21%6 Martina Voss-Tecklenburg 7.42%7 Vadão 6.66%8 Jorge Vilda 5.93%9 Mark Parsons Portland Thorns FC5.04%10 Alen Stajcic 3.75%
Selection panel
Diego Guacci Mia Hamm Maia Jackman Patrick Jacquemet Nadine Kessler Andrea Rodebaugh Jacqui Shipanga Anna Signeul Sissi Clémentine Touré Sun Wen Belinda Wilson
FIFA Fair Play Award
WinnerReason Lennart ThyMissed an Eredivisie match to donate stem cells to a leukemia patient.
FIFA Puskás Award
Mohamed Salah won the award with 38% of the vote. Pablo Aimar, Iker Casillas, Miroslav Klose, Alex Scott, Aline Pellegrino, David Trezeguet and Marco van Basten formed the selection panel that named and announced the shortlist of nominees on 3 September 2018.FIFA Puskás Award FIFA.com Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA.
RankPlayerMatchCompetitionDatePercentThe finalists1 Mohamed SalahLiverpool – Everton2017–18 Premier League10 December 201738%2 Cristiano RonaldoJuventus – Real Madrid2017–18 UEFA Champions League3 April 201822%3 Giorgian de ArrascaetaCruzeiro – América Mineiro2018 Campeonato Mineiro4 February 201817%Other candidates Gareth BaleReal Madrid – Liverpool2017–18 UEFA Champions League26 May 201823% Denis CheryshevRussia – Croatia2018 FIFA World Cup7 July 2018 Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosAEK Athens – Olympiacos2017–18 Super League Greece24 September 2017 Riley McGreeNewcastle Jets – Melbourne City2017–18 A-League27 April 2018 Lionel Messi Nigeria – Argentina2018 FIFA World Cup26 June 2018 Benjamin PavardFrance – Argentina2018 FIFA World Cup30 June 2018 Ricardo QuaresmaIran – Portugal2018 FIFA World Cup25 June 2018
FIFA Fan Award
The award celebrates the best fan moment of September 2017 to July 2018, regardless of championship, gender or nationality.
The three nominees were announced on 3 September 2018.FIFA Fan Award FIFA.com
Peru fans won the award with 74% of the vote.
RankFan(s)MatchCompetitionDatePercent1 Peru fansVarious2018 FIFA World CupJune 201874%2 Sebastián CarreraCoquimbo Unido – Deportes Puerto Montt2017 Primera B de Chile22 October 201719%3 Japan and Senegal fansVarious2018 FIFA World CupJune 20187%
Selection panel
Cafu Christian Karembeu Bora Milutinović Lucas Radebe Christie Rampone Homare Sawa Lindsay Tarpley-Snow
FIFA FIFPRO World11
The 55-player men's shortlist was announced on 10 September 2018.
The players chosen were David de Gea as goalkeeper, Dani Alves, Raphaël Varane, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo as defenders, Luka Modrić, N'Golo Kanté and Eden Hazard as midfielders, and Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as forwards.
PlayerClub(s) Goalkeeper David de Gea Manchester United Defenders Dani Alves Paris Saint-Germain Raphaël Varane Real Madrid Sergio Ramos Real Madrid Marcelo Real Madrid Midfielders Luka Modrić Real Madrid N'Golo Kanté Chelsea Eden Hazard Chelsea Forwards Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain Lionel Messi Barcelona Cristiano Ronaldo
Second Team PlayerClub(s) Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois Defenders Dani Carvajal Real Madrid Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain Samuel Umtiti Barcelona Kyle Walker Manchester City Midfielders Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City Toni Kroos Real Madrid Paul Pogba Manchester United Forwards Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur Neymar Paris Saint-Germain Mohamed Salah Liverpool
Third Team PlayerClub(s) Goalkeeper Keylor Navas Real Madrid Defenders Jordi Alba Barcelona Diego Godín Atlético Madrid Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich Gerard Piqué Barcelona Midfielders Andrés Iniesta Isco Real Madrid Ivan Rakitić Barcelona Forwards Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid Romelu Lukaku Manchester United Luis Suárez Barcelona
Fourth Team PlayerClub(s) Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon Defenders Giorgio Chiellini Juventus Dejan Lovren Liverpool Benjamin Pavard VfB Stuttgart Kieran Trippier Tottenham Hotspur Midfielders Sergio Busquets Barcelona Casemiro Real Madrid Philippe Coutinho Forwards Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain Paulo Dybala Juventus Sadio Mané Liverpool
Fifth Team PlayerClub(s) Goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona Defenders Mats Hummels Bayern Munich Yerry Mina Virgil van Dijk Šime Vrsaljko Midfielders Nemanja Matić Manchester United David Silva Manchester City Arturo Vidal Forwards Karim Benzema Real Madrid Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Mario Mandžukić Juventus
References
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