The award candidates have been chosen by the Globe Soccer jury, which includes international footballing coaches, directors and chairmen.
The full list of nominees for each category is as follows:
Player of the year
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Lionel Messi
• Gareth Bale
• Antoine Griezmann
• Jamie Vardy
• Gonzalo Higuain
Club of the year
• Legia Warsaw
• Leicester City
• Sevilla
• Molde FK
• Real Madrid
Coach of the year
• Claudio Ranieri
• Fernando Santos
• Massimiliano Allegri
• Unai Emery
• Zinedine Zidane
Referee of the year
• Alireza Faghani
• Bankary Papa Gassama
• Mark Clattenburg
• Nestor Pitana
• Joel Antonio Aguilar