There are already finalists for best player and player of the year

The World Football Summit (WFS) and AS awards for the best player of the year already have finalists. In the men's section, the three chosen in the joint vote between the AS.com Internet users and the WFS jury are Lewandowski, the great candidate to win the award, his Bayern teammate Joshua Kimmich and Leo Messi. Benzema, who was among the crowd's favorites, was left out of the final after the jury vote.

Regarding the finalists to choose the best player, the Spanish Jenni Hermoso will have to compete with the Danish Pernille Harder, currently at Chelsea, who scored 38 goals last season with Wolfsburg and is the great contender to take the title, and with Wendy Renard, central Lyon champion of Europe and the French team.

The vote of the Internet users of As.com had a value to choose the finalists of 25%, while that of the jury of World Football Summit and AS was of 75%. The jury is made up of Vicente Jiménez, director of AS; Alfredo Relaño, honorary president of AS; Santiago Segurola, columnist for AS; María Jesús Luengo, editor-in-chief of AS; José Sámano, editor-in-chief of Sports at El País; Aritz Gabilondo, journalist from AS; Alejandro Gómez, director of AS México; Axel Torres, columnist for AS; Carmen Colino, editor-in-chief of Verticales de AS; Dani Garrido, director of Carrusel Deportivo of CADENA SER; Mayca Jiménez, journalist for AS; Manu Carreño, director of El Larguero de la Cadena SER; Sarah Castro, director of AS Colombia; Aimara Garteizgoxeascoa Gil, journalist for AS; and Mario Brisso, director of AS Chile.

The winners will be announced next Monday, November 16, and the prizes will be delivered virtually on November 27. at a gala that can be followed through AS.com. These awards will be included in the WFS Industry Awards, which will be given at the WFS Live congress (23-27 November).

The merits of the finalists

Lewandowski. The Polish striker (32 years old) was the top scorer in the Champions League (15 goals in 10 games) and the Bundesliga (34 goals in 30 games), competitions in which his team, Bayern, became champions. In addition, he was named MVP of the German league and UEFA Best Player, making him the great contender to win the award.

Kimmich. If Bayern swept all the competitions it was, in addition to the goals from Lewandowski, because Kimmich (25 years old) was in the command center, directing the game of the Bavarian team. Something that he did not only from the midfield but also as a right back, from where he assisted Coman in the goal of the Champions League final.

Messi. At 33 years old, the Argentine signed his seventh top scorer in LaLiga, with 25 goals, being the first player in history to achieve this record. The Barça crack shone individually, despite the fact that his collective titles locker was left blank. He was also the top assistant in the Spanish competition with 22 goal passes.

The merits of the female finalists

Jenni Beautiful. A legend of women's soccer. At 30, the Madrid forward is considered one of the best players in the history of Spain and last season she was in charge of leading Barcelona in the conquest of their fifth Iberdrola League title, where she was also the top scorer in the competition with 23 targets

Pernille Harder. She took home the UEFA Player of the Year award, becoming the first player to receive the award for the second time. The Danish Chelsea forward, who played for Wolfsburg last season, scored a scandalous 38 goals, helping her team win the German league and reach the Champions League final.

Renard. The Olympique Lyon captain is the only defender among all the finalists, male and female, for best player of the past year. Star of the French team, Renard (30 years old) was decisive with his defensive play but also with his punch in the rival area, with very decisive goals that helped his team win the Champions League.