Lewandowski can be crowned on Thursday

The ceremony, which will take place at FIFA's Zurich home due to the coronavirus epidemic, will take place virtually without guests this time, and the program will be available online.

The gala will reward the best men's and women's soccer players and goalkeepers of the year, as well as the best coach leading the men's and women's teams, announce the team of the year for both sexes, and host the Fair Play Award and the Fan Award, as well as the Puskás Award. is.

The award will take 15 months into account, with candidates selected on the basis of their performance between 20 July 2019 and 7 October 2020. In the case of the Puskás Prize, supporters were able to vote for the list of 11 people set up by FIFA's committee of experts invited for this task, thus forming the final triple: Son Hung Min, Luis Suárez and Giorgian De Arrascaet were placed in the restricted group. Among them, the final winner will be chosen based on the votes of the supporters and the opinion of the panel of experts.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi remained in contention for the award for best male footballer of the year. Here, it would be a big surprise if Ronaldo and Messi, who together with 11 Golden Balls, beat the most effective Polish striker in the previous season. Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, who runs rookie Leeds United in the English Premier League, Hans-Dieter Flick, who prepared five trophies for Bayern Munich this year, and English champion Liverpool champion Jürgen Klopp are vying for recognition as the best coach.

Restricted lists of candidates for the FIFA Gala:

male player:

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Cristiano Ronaldo (Portuguese, Juventus FC)

Robert Lewandowski (Polish, Bayern Munich)

Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)

male goalkeeper:

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Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool FC)

Manuel Neuer (German, Bayern Munich)

Jan Oblak (Slovenian, Atlético Madrid)

men's team coach:

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Marcelo Bielsa (Argentina, Leeds United FC)

Hans-Dieter Flick (German, Bayern Munich)

Jürgen Klopp (German, Liverpool FC)

Rifle Award:

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Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Uruguayan, CR Flamengo)

Son Hung Min (South Korea, Tottenham Hotspur)

Luis Suárez (Uruguayan, FC Barcelona)

female player:

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Lucy Bronze (English, Olympique Lyon, Manchester City)

Pernille Harder (Danish, VfL Wolfsburg, Chelsea FC)

Wendie Renard (French, Olympique Lyon)

women's goalkeeper:

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Sarah Bouhaddi (French, Olympique Lyon)

Christiane Endler (Chile, Paris Saint-Germain)

Alyssa Naeher (American, Chicago Red Stars)

women's team coach:

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Emma Hayes (English, Chelsea FC)

Jean-Luc Vasseur (French, Olympique Lyon)

Sarina Wiegman (Dutch, Dutch national team)

(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti / Photo: pixabay, mti)