Move aside Ballon d'Or, here come FIFA's 'The Best' awards.
The debate to find out who is the best footballer in the world is one that can never find a conclusion. With such deep emotions invested by millions of fans all over the world, one can never say for sure who that one player is. FIFA, though, decided to put an end to all the drama and launched an all new award called 'The Best'.
Here's all that you need to know about this award, which will make its debut on Monday night:
What are these awards all about?
France Football conducted the Ballon d'Or from 1956 until 2009 before merging with FIFA's World Player of the Year for the 2010 edition. After six increasingly successful years, Gianni Infantino, FIFA's new president after Sepp Blatter's unceremonious exit, decided to do away with the collaboration and introduced 'The Best' award ceremony which will be held in January each year. As the name suggests, these awards will honour the best footballers and coaches of the year.
Where are the awards being held?
At FIFA's headquarters - Zurich, Switzerland
What time will they commence?
11 pm (IST - Monday)
Who all are running for the best player award?
There were 23 men short-listed by FIFA, out which Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann have made the cut.
How will the winners be decided?
The winners will be decided by a combination of factors: 50 per cent of the vote is decided by votes by captains and coaches of every national team and 50% will be split by online voters and selected international journalists.
List of awards to be presented:
1. Best Men’s player of 2016 – Finalists are Messi, Ronaldo and Griezmann
2. Best Women’s player of 2016 – Finalists are Carli Lloyd, Marta and Melanie Behringer
3. Best Men’s coach of 2016 – Finalists are Claudio Ranieri, Fernando Santos and Zinedine Zidane
4. Best Women’s coach of 2016 – Finalists are Pia Sundhage, Jill Ellis and Silvia Neid
5. The Puskas award 2016 – Full list of finalists, which includes the likes of Messi, Neymar and Saul Niguez, can be seen here: http://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/puskas-award/
6. The Fan award 2016 – Finalists include Iceland fans, Liverpool/Dortmund fans and ADO Den Haag fans
7. FIFPro World XI 2016 – The best players playing in their positions in a standard formation, which is also an influential factor for the FIFA Ultimate team’s Team of the Year player cards.
8. The FIFA Fair Play award 2016 – Awarded to an individual/organisation showing the best moment of fair play in the previous season.
Where can you watch it?
You can follow all the action on DNA's Live Blog.
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