Best FIFA Football Awards: Date, full list of nominees and how to watch for free with Bellingham and Kane both shortlisted

The 2023 Best FIFA Football Awards take place in London tonight as Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi battle for the top gong.

There are 12 England stars across the men and women's game up for awards, with Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane expected at the event.

Messi won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for the second time last yearCredit: Getty

The Best Awards are FIFA's equivalent to the Ballon d’Or, with Messi facing stiff competition to defend his 2022 title.

There will be defintiely a new best women's player, with Aitana Bonmati and Jennifer Hermoso both hoping to take the mantle from Spanish teammate Alexia Putellas.

Elsewhere, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Mary Earps is bidding to add another individual trophy to her burgeoning collection.

The men's achievements are considered for the period from 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023 while for women’s awards are judged by performances from 1 August 2022 to 20 August 2023.

Best FIFA Football Awards 2023: How to follow

The ceremony will be held in London on Monday, January 15.

The event will take place from 7:30pm at the Hammersmith Apollo.

Every award will be available to stream live for FREE on the Fifa website and through Fifa+, with their coverage starting at 7:30pm.

talkSPORT will provide updates throughout the evening, while talkSPORT.com will have a full list of all of tonight's winners.

The Premier League will hope to have many representatives in the Best Men's XICredit: Getty

Best FIFA Football Awards 2023: Shortlists

The Best FIFA Men’s Player

Erling Haaland Kylian Mbappe Lionel Messi

The Best FIFA Women’s Player

Aitana Bonmati Linda Caicedo Jennifer Hermoso Putellas has dominated the top honours in the women's gameCredit: AFP

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

Yassine Bounou Thibaut Courtois Ederson

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

Mackenzie Arnold Catalina Coll Mary Earps Guardiola enjoyed one of the best years of his managerial careerCredit: Getty

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

Pep Guardiola Simone Inzaghi Luciano Spalletti

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

Jonatan Giraldez Emma Hayes Sarina Wiegman

The FIFA Puskas Award

Julio Enciso (for Brighton vs Manchester City) Guilherme Madruga (for Botafogo vs Novorizontino) Nuno Santos (for Sporting CP vs Boavista)

The Fifa Fair Play Award

TBA

The FIFA Fan Award

Colon de Santa Fe fan Fran Hurndall Miguel Angel, Millonarios fan Bellingham and Kane are both on the shortlistCredit: Getty

FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 Finalists

Goalkeepers

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium) Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil) Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)

Defenders

Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands) Eder Militao (Real Madrid, Brazil) Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany) John Stones (Manchester City, England) Kyle Walker (Manchester City, England)

Midfielders

Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid, England) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium) Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City/Barcelona, Germany) Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia) Rodri (Manchester City, Spain) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal) Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay)

Forwards

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/Al-Ittihad, France) Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/Bayern Munich, England) Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France) Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami, Argentina) Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal) Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil) Ronaldo was named on the shortlist despite playing now in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty

FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11 Finalists

Goalkeepers

Mackenzie Arnold (West Ham United, Australia) Mary Earps (Manchester United, England) Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars, USA)

Defenders

Lucy Bronze (Barcelona, England) Olga Carmona (Real Madrid, Spain) Alex Greenwood (Manchester City, England) Amanda Ilestedt (Paris Saint-Germain/Arsenal, Sweden) Ashley Lawrence (Paris Saint-Germain/Chelsea, Canada) Maria Leon (Barcelona, Spain) Irene Paredes (Barcelona, Spain)

Midfielders

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona, Spain) Claudia Pina (Barcelona, Spain) Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona, Sweden) Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich, England) Ella Toone (Manchester United, England) Keira Walsh (Barcelona, England)

Forwards

Jennifer Hermoso (Pachuca/Tigres, Spain) Lauren James (Chelsea, England) Sam Kerr (Chelsea, Australia) Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave, USA) Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona, Spain) Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg, Germany) Alessia Russo (Manchester United/Arsenal, England)