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Overview
- FIFA named 11 men’s finalists: Ousmane Dembélé, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Nuno Mendes, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Raphinha, Mohamed Salah, Vitinha and Lamine Yamal.
- PSG leads club representation with four nominees after its European title, outpacing Barcelona and other contenders.
- The shortlist diverges from the Ballon d’Or results by including Pedri and Harry Kane while leaving Gianluigi Donnarumma out of the top-11.
- Players who featured for Brazilian clubs at the Club World Cup are in the running for the season’s Best XI, including Fábio, Thiago Silva, Jhon Arias, John, Luiz Henrique and Weverton.
- The men’s coach list and the women’s player shortlist include no Brazilians, reinforcing the limited national presence outside the main men’s category.