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UEFA Nominates Kante, Jorginho, And De Bruyne For Player Of The Year

UEFA has confirmed the nominees for the Men’s Player of the Year award, with Chelsea duo Jorginho and N’Golo Kante having been joined by Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne on the list.

According to a goal.com report, the Barcelona trio of Jennifer Hermoso, Lieke Martens, and Alexia Putellas have all been nominated for the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, and Roberto Mancini are the three Coach of the Year nominees.

As for the Women’s Coach of the Year, Lluis Cortes, Peter Gerhardsson, and Emma Hayes are all in the running for the award.

The winners will be revealed at the 2021-22 Champions League group-stage draw ceremony on August 26.

Jorginho and Kante are two of the nominees for the UEFA award after enjoying a stellar 2020-21 campaign that saw them lift the Champions League They also won the UEFA Super Cup by beating Villarreal

As for Jorginho, the 29-year-old went on to win the European Championship with Italy.

The third nominee for the men’s award is Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne. Despite a season disrupted by injury, De Bruyne played a pivotal role to help City win the Premier League title, with his exploits seeing him awarded the PFA Player of the Year award for the second season in a row.

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