The start of the new year will see "The Best" ceremony , organized by FIFA to announce the best player and coach for the year we are leaving behind, based on performances and votes.
FIFA has introduced a major change in terms of voting.
Until now, the captains and coaches of all the national teams of the world, as well as journalists, have participated in the selection, but now the fans will have the opportunity to vote for one of the 11 candidates.
Voting will last until December 10 on the FIFA website.
Most of the players on the list of nominees are from Real, six of them: Dani Carvajal, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Toni Kroos (withdrawn), Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior , who along with Rodrigo (Manchester City) is the candidate main for the trophy.
After the "fight" for the "Golden Ball" and the triumph of the City midfielder, it seems that Vinicius will seek "revenge".
Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), as well as Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), who last year received this prestigious award for the eighth time in his career, are also in the running. .
In the race for the best coach are Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) and Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen).