Martínez, Courtois, Bounou nominated for FIFA Best Goalkeeper award

LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Emiliano Martinez (23) of Argentina poses with his award during a ceremony after FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar on December 18, 2022. Argentina beat France after penalty shoot-out to win FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

FIFA has announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper awards for the 2022 edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards.

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper are as follows (in alphabetical order): Yassine Bounou (Morocco/Sevilla FC), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid CF), and Emiliano Martínez (Argentina/Aston Villa FC).

The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper are (in alphabetical order): Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany/Chelsea FC Women), Mary Earps (England/Manchester United WFC) and Christiane Endler (Chile/Olympique Lyonnais).

These two awards are given to the outstanding goalkeepers in women’s and men’s football as voted for by an international jury respectively comprising the current coaches of all women’s/men’s national teams (one per team), the current captains of all women’s/men’s national teams (one per team), one specialist journalist from each territory represented by a national team and fans registered on FIFA.com. The full voting and award process is detailed in the Rules of Allocation.

In addition, the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach and The Best FIFA Men’s Coach will be announced on Thursday, 9 February 2023, and the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Player and the FIFA Puskás Award will be communicated on Friday, 10 February 2023.

All the winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 will be crowned at a special ceremony on Monday, 27 February 2023 in Paris. 

source: graphic.com

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