Aitana and Giráldez nominated for UEFA best player and coach

FC Barcelona's women's team is being recognised left, right and centre, with the news now coming through that Aitana Bonmatí has been nominated for the best player award by UEFA while Jonatan Giráldez is up for the prize in the coaching category. The winners will be announced on Thursday 31 August during the Champions League group stage draw.

Aitana, World Cup and Champions League MVP

There was never any doubt that Aitana would be short-listed after winning La Liga and the Champions League with her club and winning the the World Cup with Spain. And she was named MVP of both the latter competitions.

Her Spanish team-mate and scorer of the winning goal in the World Cup Final against England, Olga Carmona, has also been named, while the third candidate is Sam Kerr, who impressed so much for host nation Australia.

The Top 10 also includes three other Barça players in Salma (5), Walsh (7) and Hansen (8)

Jonatan Giráldez potential top coach

After leading Barça to the league and European titles in the same season and in such spectacular style, it would have been a huge shock for the coach of that team not to also have been nominated, and indeed he has been.

The Galician is up against Spanish national coach Jorge Vilda and Sarina Wiegman of England.