Robert Lewandowski will be looking to fend off competition from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to be crowned men's player of the year after FIFA unveiled the shortlist for their annual The Best awards.
🥁 Introducing the finalists for The Best FIFA Men's Player 2020 🏆
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) December 11, 2020
🇵🇹 @Cristiano
🇵🇱 @lewy_official
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi#TheBest | #FIFAFootballAwards pic.twitter.com/II15QxBxG4
Other nominees
Who else has been named?
Best manager
Liverpool's Premier League winning manager Jurgen Klopp will take on Leeds United's Marcelo Bielsa and Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick for the Men's Coach of the Year award, which Klopp claimed in 2019 having picked up the Champions League.
🥁 Introducing the finalists for The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2020 🏆
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) December 11, 2020
🇦🇷 Marcelo Bielsa
🇩🇪 Hans-Dieter Flick
🇩🇪 Jurgen Klopp#TheBest | #FIFAFootballAwards pic.twitter.com/v2hLWhQFD2
Best Goalkeeper
Reds star Alisson Becker is in the running for Goalkeeper of the Year, taking on Bayern and Germany stalwart Manuel Neuer and the Atletico Madrid stopper Jan Oblak.
🥁 Introducing the finalists for The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper 2020 🧤
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) December 11, 2020
🇧🇷 @AlissonBecker
🇩🇪 @Manuel_Neuer
🇸🇮 @OblakJan#TheBest | #FIFAFootballAward pic.twitter.com/y2LujhNuDD
Best Goal
Tottenham star Son Heung-min has made the final three for the Puskas Award for goal of the year, with his strike against Burnley following a mazy run up against efforts from Luis Suarez and Suarez's fellow Uruguayan Giorgian De Arrascaeta.
🥁 Introducing the finalists for the FIFA #Puskas Award 2020 🏆
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) December 11, 2020
✂️ @GiorgiandeA
💨 Son Heungmin
🔥 @LuisSuarez9#TheBest | #FIFAFootballAwards pic.twitter.com/IicSmWPaPb
