The winners of the FIFA Best Awards for 2021 were announced on Monday.
Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski was named Best Men's Player while Barcelona's Alexia Putellas won the women's award.
It was a Chelsea double in the coach awards as Emma Hayes won the women's prize and Thomas Tuchel the men's.
In the goalkeeper category, Chelsea and Senegal's Édouard Mendy became the first African player to win the men's accolade while the women's award went to Chile and Lyon's Christiane Endler.
🏆 THIS is the 2021 Men’s FIFA FIFPRO #World11
By the players, for the players.@FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/i0dYe7KUwI— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) January 17, 2022
Always of interest in these awards is to see how Ireland's captains and managers voted. This is who Ireland captains Katie McCabe and Seamus Coleman, and managers Vera Pauw and Stephen Kenny opted for.
Ireland captains and coaches voting 2021 FIFA Best Awards
Best Women's Player 2021
Katie McCabe: 1) Vivianne Miedema 2) Alexia Putellas 3) Caroline Graham Hansen
Vera Pauw: 1) Magdalena Eriksson 2) Vivianne Miedema 3) Alexia Putellas
Best Women's Coach 2021
Katie McCabe: 1) Bev Priestman 2) Peter Gerhardsson 3) Lluís Cortés
Vera Pauw: 1) Emma Hayes 2) Bev Priestman 3) Peter Gerhardsson
Best Women's Goalkeeper 2021
Katie McCabe: 1) Christiane Endler 2) Ann-Katrin Berger 3) Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé
Vera Pauw: 1) Christiane Endler 2) Ann-Katrin Berger 3) Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé
Best Men's Player 2021
Seamus Coleman: 1) Robert Lewandowski 2) Lionel Messi 3) N’Golo Kanté
Stephen Kenny: 1) Robert Lewandowski 2) Kevin De Bruyne 3) Mohamed Salah
Best Men's Coach 2021
Seamus Coleman: 1) Roberto Mancini 2) Thomas Tuchel 3) Pep Guardiola
Stephen Kenny: 1) Roberto Mancini 2) Thomas Tuchel 3) Pep Guardiola
Best Men's Goalkeeper 2021
Seamus Coleman: 1) Gianluigi Donnarumma 2) Édouard Mendy 3) Manuel Neuer
Stephen Kenny: 1) Gianluigi Donnarumma 2) Kasper Schmeichel 3) Édouard Mendy
🏆 THIS is the 2021 Women’s FIFA FIFPRO #World11
By the players, for the players.@FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/710e5SqqOK— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) January 17, 2022
Picture credit: Sportsfile
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