THE BEST FOOTBALL AWARDS FOR 2016: WHO ARE THE NOMINEES

The clock is ticking down to the inaugural edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards in Zurich tonight. It's going to be taking place at Technology Production Center (TPC) studios, Zurich, Switzerland, with the winners of each accolade decided by the global football community.

The winners of The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Player, and The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Coach awards , are determined through a combined voting process, in which 50 per cent of the decision is based on the votes of captains (25 per cent) and head coaches (25 per cent) from national teams all around the globe.

The remaining 50 per cent is split equally between an online public ballot of football fans (25 per cent) and submissions from a selected group of media representatives (25 per cent) from all around the world. The vote took place between Friday 4 November and Tuesday 22 November 2016.

The awards to be given out includes;

The Best FIFA Men's Player Award Nominees
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Antoine Griezmann (France)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

The Best FIFA Women’s Player Award
Nominees:
Melanie Behringer (Germany)
Carli Lloyd (United States of America)
Marta (Brazil)

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach Award
Nominees:
Claudio Ranieri (Leicester City)
Fernando Santos (Portugal)
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach Award
Nominees:
Jill Ellis (United States of America)
Silvia Neid (Germany)
Pia Sundhage (Sweden)

The FIFA Puskás Award 2016 
Nominees:
Marlone (Brazil)
Daniuska Rodriguez (Venezuela)
Mohammed Faiz Subri (Malaysia)

The FIFA Fan Award
Nominees:
ADO Den Haag supporters
Borussia Dortmund-Liverpool supporters
Iceland supporters

The FIFA Fair Play Award

According to FIFA.com the winners of The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Player, and The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Coach awards will be given a newly-designed, platinum-coated trophy.

The trophy has a shape which resembles the iconic FIFA World Cup Trophy, an homage to tradition with a contemporary, dynamic design. The winners of the other awards will also be handed different, platinum-coated, trophies during the ceremony.

Pick your choice and leave it in the comment box below.