{ "title": "Canadians nominated for FIFA The Best Awards from 2020-21 season", "modified_at": "2026-04-29 16:37:22", "published_at": "2021-11-22 15:27:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canadians-nominated-for-fifa-the-best-awards-from-2020-21-season", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/RaEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Public voting is open on FIFA.com and will run until 23:59 CET on 10 December 2021.", "slug": "canadians-nominated-for-fifa-the-best-awards-from-2020-21-season", "body": "

Olympic champions Christine Sinclair, Stephanie Labbé and Head Coach Bev Priestman from Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team have been nominated for FIFA The Best Awards from the 2020-21 season. Sinclair has been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women’s Player, Labbé has been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper, and Priestman has been nominated for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach.

FIFA revealed
\u200bthe 2020-21 candidates for six different categories in men’s and women’s
\u200bfootball, with voting to be shared by coaches, captains, media and fans from
\u200baround the world. Players and coaches were recognised for their performances
\u200bfrom 8 October 2021 to 7 August 2021, including the most recent Women’s Olympic
\u200bFootball Tournament in Japan. Winners will be announced at an online ceremony
\u200bon 17 January 2022.

This marks the
\u200b10thtime that Sinclair has been shortlisted for the FIFA Women’s
\u200bWorld Player award since 2002. This time, she has been nominated on the heels
\u200bof a historic 2020-21 season in which she captained Canada to a Gold Medal at
\u200bthe Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Sinclair, who starred for both Canada and
\u200bPortland Thorns FC during the 2020-21 season, is one of 13 nominees for The
\u200bBest FIFA Women’s Player.

Labbé has been
\u200bshortlisted for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper for the first time after a
\u200bstandout season with Canada and FC Rosengård in Sweden. Labbé featured in five
\u200bof Canada’s six matches at the Olympic Games and stopped both Brazil and Sweden
\u200btwice on kicks from the penalty mark, the latter to win Gold. She also stopped
\u200ba penalty kick in the opening match against Japan and posted a clean sheet
\u200bagainst USA in the semi-finals. Labbé is one of five nominees for The Best FIFA
\u200bWomen’s Goalkeeper.

Priestman has
\u200bbeen shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach for the first time after
\u200bleading Canada to Gold at the Olympic Games in her first year as Canada
\u200bSoccer’s Women’s National Team Head Coach. In 15 international matches since
\u200bFebruary, Priestman has posted a record of seven wins, six draws and just two
\u200blosses, including a Women’s National Team record 12-match unbeaten streak and
\u200bCanada’s first win against FIFA World Cup champions USA in 20 years. Priestman
\u200bis one of five nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach.

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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