The Best

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 were held on 23 September 2019 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy.
Selection panels
Men's selection panel
The panel of experts shortlisting the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 for the men's players and coaches comprised:[19]

Italy Franco Baresi
South Korea Cha Bum-kun
Italy Fabio Capello
New Zealand Ricki Herbert
Brazil Kaká
Germany Lothar Matthäus
Colombia Francisco Maturana
Mexico Hugo Sánchez
Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón
Spain Xavi
Women's selection panel
The panel of experts shortlisting the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 for the women's players and coaches comprised:[20]

Australia Rae Dower
Germany Nadine Keßler
United States Kristine Lilly
South Africa Portia Modise
Brazil Aline Pellegrino
Japan Aya Miyama
Zimbabwe Thuba Sibanda
England Kelly Smith
Canada Rhian Wilkinson
New Zealand Kirsty Yallop
Puskás Award panel
The panel of experts deciding the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award comprised:[21]

Norway Ann Kristin Aarønes
United States Brandi Chastain
China Han Duan
Scotland Julie Fleeting
Germany Miroslav Klose
England Michael Owen
Italy Patrizia Panico
Brazil Ronaldo
Ivory Coast Yaya Touré
Italy Christian Vieri