Kevin
De Bruyne, Jorginho and N'Golo Kante have been nominated for the UEFA Men's
Player of the Year award, with Barcelona's Jennifer Hermoso, Lieke Martens
and Alexia Putellas on the shortlist for Women's Player of the Year.
De Bruyne has been named on the three-man shortlist for the second
consecutive year after helping Manchester City win both the Premier League
and Carabao Cup last season.
City also reached the Champions League final but lost 1-0 to a Chelsea side
that included both Jorginho and Kante.
Jorginho was also part of the Italy team that beat England in the Euro 2020
final at Wembley.
Barcelona dominate the nominations for the Women's Player of the Year Award
after winning both the Champions League and Primera Division last season.
Hermoso, Martens and Putellas all started the Champions League final in
Gothenburg, as Barcelona thrashed Chelsea 4-0 - with Hermoso finishing joint
top scorer in the competition.
Despite that defeat, Chelsea head coach Emma Hayes has been nominated for
the Women's Coach of the Year award after leading her side to the Women's
Super League title, with Barcelona coach Lluis Cortes and Sweden manager
Peter Gerhardsson also on the shortlist.
Meanwhile, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Chelsea head coach Thomas
Tuchel and Italy coach Roberto Mancini have been nominated for the Men's
Award.
The award winners will be announced at the men's Champions League draw
ceremony on August 26 at the Halic Congress Center in Istanbul.
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