Messi headlines shortlist for FIFA Best Men's Player award

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA's Best awards following their World Cup triumph, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and coach Lionel Scaloni receiving nominations in their categories.
Messi, along with his Paris St Germain team mate Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City's Erling Haaland, are among the 14 players shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, the world governing body said on Thursday.
The trio are joined by last year's winner Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona, Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.
Barca and Arsenal dominate the women's award with three players each including Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh and Aitana Bonmati for the Spanish champions while the English side are represented by Leah Williamson, 20대 남성 쇼핑몰 Vivianne Miedema and Be

Chelsea duo Sam Kerr and Jessie Fleming and Olympique Lyonnais' Ada Hegerberg and 20대 남성 쇼핑몰 Wendie Renard al
ake
cut. Sarina Wiegman, who led England to Euros success last year, is joined on The Best FIFA Women's Coach shortlist by Chelsea's Emma Hayes and Germany manager Martina V
Teck
urg. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola are nominated for the men's award, along with Argentina's Scaloni, France boss Didier Deschamps and 20대 남성 쇼핑몰 Morocco
ager Wal
egragui. Liverpool's Alisson Becker, Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois and Aston Villa's Martinez are among the nominees for The Best FIFA
's Goalk
r award. FIFA said it will announce the three finalists in each cat
y in ear
ebruary. FIFA also announced an 11-player shortlist for this year's Puskas Award for the 'most beautiful' goal of the year, with Mbappe's spectacular volley against Argentina in the World Cup final among the nominees.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India
iting by
Ferris)