England Players Among Nominees for 2024 Fifa Best Awards

England internationals Lucy Bronze, Lauren Hemp, and Keira Walsh have been nominated for the women’s player of the year award at the 2024 Fifa Best Awards. Mary Earps, an England Lioness who previously secured the women’s goalkeeper of the year title in the last two editions, has once again been shortlisted for the award. Beth Mead, the England and Arsenal winger, received a nomination for the inaugural Marta Award, established to recognize the finest goal in women’s football. Mead’s nomination stems from her second goal scored against West Ham in November 2023. Brazilian football icon Marta, the namesake of the award, is also featured on the list of nominees. Emma Hayes, who led Chelsea to a fifth consecutive Women’s Super League title before achieving Olympic gold with the USA national team, is a nominee for coach of the year. Also shortlisted for the coaching accolade are Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor, Chelsea’s recently appointed boss Sonia Bompastor, and Celtic head coach Elena Sadiku. Aitana Bonmati, the midfielder for Spain and Barcelona, who was recognized as the women’s player of the year in 2023, has once more been nominated for the identical award. Voting for the ninth iteration of these annual awards is currently accessible on Fifa.com and will conclude on 10 December. The electorate comprises national team coaches, captains, journalists, and fans. The full list of nominees for the women’s player of the year includes: * Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona) * Barbra Banda (Zambia/Orlando Pride) * Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona) * Keira Walsh (England/Barcelona) * Khadija Shaw (Jamaica/Manchester City) * Lauren Hemp (England/Manchester City) * Lindsey Horan (USA/Lyon) * Lucy Bronze (England/Chelsea) * Mallory Swanson (USA/Chicago Red Stars) * Mariona Caldentey (Spain/Arsenal) * Naomi Girma (USA/San Diego Wave) * Ona Batlle (Spain/Barcelona) * Salma Paralluelo (Spain/Barcelona) * Sophia Smith (USA/Portland Thorns) * Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi/Lyon) * Trinity Rodman (USA/Washington Spirit) Nominees for coach of the year are: * Arthur Elias (Brazil) * Elena Sadiku (Celtic) * Emma Hayes (Chelsea/USA) * Futoshi Ikeda (Japan) * Gareth Taylor (Manchester City) * Jonatan Giraldez (Barcelona/Washington Spirit) * Sandrine Soubeyrand (Paris FC) * Sonia Bompastor (Lyon/Chelsea) The nominees for women’s goalkeeper of the year are: * Alyssa Naeher (USA/Chicago Red Stars) * Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany/Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham) * Ayaka Yamashita (Japan/Manchester City) * Cata Coll (Spain/Barcelona) * Mary Earps (England/Manchester United/Paris St-Germain)