UEFA reveals shortlist of nominees for 2020/21 UEFA club competition awards

UEFA has announced the names of the players shortlisted for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League positional awards.

Report informs, citing UEFA, that the awards will honour the best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward from the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League season, and will be announced during the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw, which takes place on Thursday 26 August in Istanbul, Turkey.

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium – Manchester City FC), Jorginho (Italy – Chelsea FC), N’Golo Kanté (France – Chelsea FC) are nominated for best footballer in the season.

In women's football, the nominees are Jennifer Hermoso (Spain – FC Barcelona), Lieke Martens (Netherlands – FC Barcelona) and Alexia Putellas (Spain – FC Barcelona).