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The nominees for FIFA’s The Best Football Awards have been announced.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ve recently had the shortlists for the 2023 Ballon d’Or, but voting is now underway for The Best. Weirdly, this is the second The Best awards of the year, with the 2022 edition held as late as February.<\/p>\n

Then, Lionel Messi picked up the Men’s crown after claiming the World Cup with Argentina, finishing ahead of French pair Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema. For the Women’s award, Alexia Putellas was crowned The Best for the second year in a row, beating Alex Morgan and Beth Mead.<\/p>\n

Read on for more information on the 2023 The Best FIFA Football awards, including shortlists, odds and previous winners.<\/p>\n

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What are the FIFA Best Awards and how are they decided?<\/h2>\n

As far as individual awards go, there are two that will be used to highlight how good a player is or was — the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA Best. While The Best awards do have the backing of football’s governing body, they do still pale in comparison to the history and legacy of the Ballon d’Or which was first awarded in 1956 and is run by France Football.<\/p>\n

FIFA had their first foray into the awards show with the FIFA World Player of the Year, first handed out in 1991. FIFA’s World Player of the Year was then merged with the Ballon d’Or between 2010 and 2015, and the conclusion of that partnership brought the birth of The Best.<\/p>\n

Voting for the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA Best awards are fairly similar, with journalists, national team coaches and captains all given votes. However, voting for the FIFA Best awards<\/a> also gives fans a voice, as one of the “four pillars of the footballing world”.<\/p>\n

Votes from fans, journalists, national team coaches and captains are all given similar weight, counting 25% each. Voting ends on midnight CET on Friday 6, October, with the final three being announced closer to the final show.<\/p>\n

However, the criteria for the Men’s and Women’s awards are not the same. For the Men’s award, achievements during the period from 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023 are will considered. That means no World Cup to help Messi win what would been a third The Best award — more than any other player. It also means Erling Haaland has another trophy to aid his cause, scooping the UEFA Super Cup — to go with his Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League — on 16 August 2023.<\/p>\n

It’s funny that the World Cup isn’t taken into account, when FIFA are displaying the quote from Messi at his 2022 FIFA The Best win, saying: “This year was crazy for me. I was able to achieve my dream after so much fighting, so much searching, so much insisting.<\/p>\n

“It’s the most beautiful thing that has happened to me in my career.”<\/p>\n

With no World Cup in consideration, there was actually some confusion from fans on social media as to Messi’s inclusion, as well as Argentina team-mate Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n

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Fifa men's player of the year but doesn't include fifa world cup? Isn't that just ridiculous? ??<\/p>\n

— GentleMan? (@statmansam_7p) September 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n