'The Best FIFA Football Awards' finalists

The France and Atletico Madrid forward has made the final cut after an impressive year in which he reached the final of both the Champions League and EURO 2016, the latter on home soil. Although both finals ended in defeats for Griezmann, the Frenchman dazzled fans with 40 goals in the 2015/16 campaign.

Real Madrid and Portugal's all-time leading goal scorer denied Griezmann to claim the UEFA Champions League and EURO 2016 titles. Ronaldo clinched Los Merengues' eleventh European crown by scoring the last penalty in a shoot-out against Atletico Madrid before captaining Portugal to their first major title.

The Argentinian won his eighth La Liga title and his fourth Copa del Rey with Barcelona in 2016. He also captained Argentina during their Copa America that eventually ended with a loss to Chile in the final, on penalties. Messi ended the tournament as the player with most assists and as its second highest goalscorer.

The former Germany women's coach won the Olympic gold medal during this year's competition in Rio. The coach had already won the World Cup back in 2007 and has twice been named World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. Neid finished her 11-year stint in charge of the DFB women's team on the highest of highs, beating Sweden 2-1 in the Maracana stadium before retiring from coaching.

Ellis took home the 2015 FIFA World Coach of the Year Award after guiding the US Women's team to their third World Cup title. In 2016, her team felt short of winning an Olympic medal but won 22 of their 25 matches with three draws (including a penalty shootout defeat to Sweden in Brazil), scoring 110 goals in the process.

The Lorrach-born midfielder finished her fooballing career with a bang after winning gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Behringer, with more than 120 caps to her name, was the tournament's leading goalscorer with five important goals for Germany. The German also proved successful at the club level by contributing to Bayern Munich's championship.

The Brazilian has long been considered one of the best women footballers around the globe. Marta has been nominated for the most prestigious award in women's football for 12 of the last 13 editions and has received the title five times in a row. Although the 30-year-old was unable to win an Olympic medal at home with Brazil, she remains one of the game's most influential figures.

'Zizou' won Real Madrid's ninth UEFA Champions League during his first season as a player back in 2002. In 2016, the Frenchman came back to the club to win the club's eleventh European Cup, this time as a coach. Zidane motivated his side during a fierce final edging out city rivals Atletico Madrid. Zidane then became only the seventh man to win the competition as both a player and a coach.

The Lisbon native wrote history by leading Portugal to their first major title at EURO 2016. Santos was able to exploit Cristiano Ronaldo's offensive qualities, heavily relying on the captain throughout the tournament. However, Santos demonstrated his tactical capabilities by upsetting hosts France without Ronaldo's help during the final, winning 1-0 after extra time.

The Italian coach masterminded Leicester City's unexpected Premier League success in 2016. Ranieri took charge of the Foxes in 2015 when the team's hoped just to avoid relegation. But Ranieri's fast-paced and counterattacking style paved the way to the club's first top flight win in their 132-year history.