Jorginho, Kante Or De Bruyne, Who Is Most Deserving Of The UEFA Player Of The Year Title?
JAKARTA - Two Chelsea midfielders; Jorginho and N'Golo Kante, compete with Manchester City lead creator Kevin De Bruyne, in the final nominations for the 2020/21 UEFA Player of the Year award.
The trio met in the Champions League final at Porto last season which ended in a 1-0 Chelsea victory.
While Jorginho and Kante won the Champions League, De Bruyne won the Premier League double and the EFL Cup with City last season.
The nominees for the 2020/21 UEFA Men's Player of the Year award has been announced. Which midfielder gets your vote?#UEFAawards
— UEFA (@UEFA) August 19, 2021
In addition to the Champions League, Jorginho also has another big asset to be selected as the recipient of the award when he helped the Italian national team win Euro 2020.
The Euro title also saw Gli Azzurri tactician Roberto Mancini named in the final nominations for the 2020/21 UEFA Best Coach alongside Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and City manager Pep Guardiola.
Meanwhile, the UEFA Women's Player of the Year 2020/21 category will be contested by a trio of Barcelona players, namely Jennifer Hermoso, Lieke Martens and Alexia Putellas, who won the Women's Champions League last season.
The title also saw Barcelona women's coach, Lluis Cortes, in the final nominations for the 2020/21 UEFA Women's Coach of the Year alongside women's Chelsea manager Emmas Hayes and Sweden women's national team coach Peter Gerhardsson.
The winners of these awards and the award for the best in each position will be announced in conjunction with the 2021/22 Champions League group draw which will be held by UEFA in Istanbul, Turkey, next Thursday.
The following is a complete list of the final nominees for the 2020/21 UEFA awards as reported by Antara from the official UEFA website:
UEFA Player of the Year 2021/22: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City), Jorginho (Italy, Chelsea) & N'Golo Kante (France, Chelsea)
UEFA Women's Player of the Year 2021/22: Jennifer Hermoso (Spain, Barcelona), Lieke Martens (Netherlands, Barcelona) & Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
UEFA Coach of the Year 2021/22: Pep Guardiola (Spain, Manchester City), Roberto Mancini (Italy, Italy) & Thomas Tuchel (Germany, Chelsea)
Three master tacticians but only one winner. Guardiola, Mancini or Tuchel?#UEFAawards
— UEFA (@UEFA) August 19, 2021
UEFA Women's Team of the Year 2021/22: Lluis Cortes (Spain, Barcelona), Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden, Sweden Women's National Team) & Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea)
Champions League Goalkeepers of the Year 2021/22: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid), Ederson Moraes (Brazil, Manchester City) & Edouard Mendy (Senegal, Chelsea)
2021/22 Champions League Best Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta (Spain, Chelsea), Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City) & Antonio Ruediger (Germany, Chelsea)
Champions League Midfielders of the Year 2021/22: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City), Jorginho (Italy, Chelsea) & N'Golo Kante (France, Chelsea)
2021/22 Champions League Best Striker: Erling Haaland (Norway, Borussia Dortmund), Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain) & Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich)
Goalkeepers of the Women's Champions League 2021/22: Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Chelsea), Christiane Endler (Chile, Paris Saint-Germain & Olympique Lyon) & Sandra Panos (Spain, Barcelona)
Women's Champions League Best Defenders 2021/22: Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden, Chelsea), Mapi Leon (Spain, Barcelona) & Irene Paredes (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain & Barcelona)
Midfielders of the Women's Champions League 2021/22: Aitana Bonmati (Spain, Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona) & Ji So-yun (South Korea, Chelsea)
Women's Champions League Best Striker 2021/22: Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona), Jennifer Hermoso (Spain, Barcelona) & Lieke Martens (Netherlands, Barcelona)
Europa League Player of the Year 2021/22: Edinson Cavani (Uruguay, Manchester United), Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United) & Gerard Moreno (Spain, Villarreal)