A panel of FIFA Legends have shortlisted 24 players for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2017 award.
The candidates, in alphabetical order, are:
* Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB - Borussia Dortmund)
* Leonardo Bonucci (ITA - Juventus/AC Milan)
* Gianluigi Buffon (ITA - Juventus)
* Dani Carvajal (ESP - Real Madrid)
* Cristiano Ronaldo (POR - Real Madrid)
* Paulo Dybala (ARG - Juventus)
* Antoine Griezmann (FRA - Atlético Madrid)
* Eden Hazard (BEL - Chelsea)
* Zlatan  Ibrahimovic (SWE - Manchester United)
* Andres Iniesta (ESP - FC Barcelona)
* Harry Kane (ENG - Tottenham Hotspur)
* Ngolo Kante (FRA - Chelsea)
* Toni Kroos (GER – Real Madrid)
* Robert Lewandowski (POL - FC Bayern Munich)
* Marcelo (BRA - Real Madrid)
* Lionel Messi (ARG - FC Barcelona)
* Luka Modric (CRO - Real Madrid)
* Keylor Navas (CRC - Real Madrid)
* Manuel Neuer (GER - FC Bayern Munich)
* Neymar (BRA - FC Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
* Sergio Ramos (ESP - Real Madrid)
* Alexis Sanchez (CHI - Arsenal)
* Luis Suarez (URU - FC Barcelona)
* Arturo Vidal (CHI - FC Bayern Munich)
The winner of this award, as at the last edition when Cristiano Ronaldo was named The Best FIFA Men’s Player, will be chosen by a process involving the four main stakeholders involved in football: national team coaches, captains, selected media and the fans. That’s right, YOU have a say in deciding who will be The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2017. Voting starts on Monday 21 August, when you can make your choice on FIFA.com.
Voting closes on 7 September, with the men’s awards taking the period 20 November to 2 July 2017 inclusive into account. The final lists of three nominees for the men’s and women’s player and coach categories – as well as for the FIFA Puskás Award, the FIFA Fan Award and the brand new The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award – will be announced in mid-September.
The leading lights of the footballing world will descend on London, the birthplace of the modern game, for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony on Monday 23 October, where all winners will be presented with their awards.