{"id":345812,"date":"2017-08-17T20:23:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T20:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=345812"},"modified":"2017-08-17T20:23:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T20:23:39","slug":"harry-kane-nominated-for-fifa-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/harry-kane-nominated-for-fifa-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane nominated for FIFA awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Harry Kane is one of four current Premier League players nominated for the Best Fifa Men\u2019s Player 2017 award.<\/p>\n<p>The Tottenham striker joins Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez and Chelsea midfielders Eden Hazard and N\u2019Golo Kante on a shortlist of 24.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s winner, Real Madrid\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo, is nominated, as are Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Paris St-Germain\u2019s world record signing Neymar.<\/p>\n<p>Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a Manchester United player last term, also makes the list.<\/p>\n<p>The winners will be decided by a jury of club and international coaches, media representatives and fans.<\/p>\n<p>Voting closes on 7 September and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 23 October.<\/p>\n<p>Fifa, football\u2019s world governing body, is running its awards for the second year since\u00a0ending its association\u00a0with France Football\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or in September 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The French magazine continues to run its own awards.<\/p>\n<p>Four Premier League managers are in the running for the men\u2019s coach award.<\/p>\n<p><b>Antonio Conte<\/b>\u00a0is nominated following Chelsea\u2019s\u00a0Premier League title win\u00a0in May.<\/p>\n<p>He goes up against Manchester United manager\u00a0<b>Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola<\/b>\u00a0of Manchester City and Tottenham boss\u00a0<b>Mauricio Pochettino.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>They face competition from La Liga and European title-winning Real Madrid coach\u00a0<b>Zinedine Zidane,\u00a0<\/b>former Barcelona boss\u00a0<b>Luis Enrique\u00a0<\/b>and Germany\u2019s national coach\u00a0<b>Joachim Low.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Manchester City defender\u00a0<b>Lucy Bronze\u00a0<\/b>and Arsenal forward\u00a0<b>Jodie Taylor\u00a0<\/b>are nominated for the women\u2019s player of the year award.<\/p>\n<p>They are joined by last year\u2019s Fifa award-winner, Houston Dash midfielder\u00a0<b>Carli Lloyd,<\/b>\u00a0who had a short-term loan spell with City last season.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the list are Barcelona forward\u00a0<b>Lieke Martens<\/b>\u00a0and Arsenal striker\u00a0<b>Vivianne Miedema,<\/b>\u00a0both\u00a0Women\u2019s Euro 2017 winners\u00a0with the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Ladies manager\u00a0<b>Emma Hayes<\/b>\u00a0has been nominated for the women\u2019s coach award, after leading her side to the\u00a0Women\u2019s Super League One Spring Series\u00a0in June.<\/p>\n<p>She goes up against six national team managers: Austria\u2019s Dominik Thalhammer, France coach Olivier Echouafni, Denmark manager Nils Nielsen, North Korea\u2019s Hwang Yong-bong, Nigeria\u2019s Florence Omagbemi and Netherlands boss Sarina Wiegman.<\/p>\n<p>Also nominated are Barcelona boss Xavi Llorens, Lyon\u2019s Gerard Precheur and Wolfsburg coach Ralf Kellermann.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Best Fifa Men\u2019s Player 2017:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund and Gabon)<\/li>\n<li>Leonardo Bonucci (AC Milan and Italy)<\/li>\n<li>Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus and Italy)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid and Spain)<\/li>\n<li>Paulo Dybala (Juventus and Argentina)<\/li>\n<li>Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid and France)<\/li>\n<li>Eden Hazard (Chelsea and Belgium)<\/li>\n<li>Zlatan Ibrahimovic (former Manchester United and Sweden)<\/li>\n<li>Harry Kane (Tottenham and England)<\/li>\n<li>Andres Iniesta (Barcelona and Spain)<\/li>\n<li>N\u2019Golo Kante (Chelsea and France)<\/li>\n<li>Toni Kroos (Real Madrid and Germany)<\/li>\n<li>Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich and Poland)<\/li>\n<li>Marcelo (Real Madrid and Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina)<\/li>\n<li>Luka Modric (Real Madrid and Croatia)<\/li>\n<li>Keylor Navas (Real Madrid and Costa Rica)<\/li>\n<li>Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich and Germany)<\/li>\n<li>Neymar (Barcelona and Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain)<\/li>\n<li>Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)<\/li>\n<li>Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal and Chile)<\/li>\n<li>Luis Suarez (Barcelona and Uruguay)<\/li>\n<li>Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich and Chile)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The Best Fifa Men\u2019s Coach 2017:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus)<\/li>\n<li>Carlo Ancelotti (Bayern Munich)<\/li>\n<li>Antonio Conte (Chelsea)<\/li>\n<li>Luis Enrique (Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)<\/li>\n<li>Leonardo Jardim (Monaco)<\/li>\n<li>Joachim Low (Germany)<\/li>\n<li>Jose Mourinho (Manchester United)<\/li>\n<li>Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur)<\/li>\n<li>Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Tite (Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The Best Fifa Women\u2019s Player 2017:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lucy Bronze (Manchester City and England)<\/li>\n<li>Deyna Castellanos (Santa Clarita Blue Heat and Venezuela)<\/li>\n<li>Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg and Denmark)<\/li>\n<li>Samantha Kerr (Sky Blue FC and Australia)<\/li>\n<li>Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash and USA)<\/li>\n<li>Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon and Germany)<\/li>\n<li>Lieke Martens (Barcelona and Netherlands)<\/li>\n<li>Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal and Netherlands)<\/li>\n<li>Wendie Renard (Lyon and France)<\/li>\n<li>Jodie Taylor (Arsenal and England)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The Best Fifa Women\u2019s Coach 2017:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olivier Echouafni (France)<\/li>\n<li>Emma Hayes (Chelsea Ladies)<\/li>\n<li>Ralf Kellermann (VfL Wolfsburg)<\/li>\n<li>Xavi Llorens (FC Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Nils Nielsen (Denmark)<\/li>\n<li>Florence Omagbemi (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Gerard Precheur (Lyon)<\/li>\n<li>Dominik Thalhammer (Austria)<\/li>\n<li>Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands)<\/li>\n<li>Hwang Yong-bong (North Korea)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Kane is one of four current Premier League players nominated for the Best Fifa Men\u2019s Player 2017 award. 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