Fifa have announced a new award for dedicated only to fans.A note on their website says.
“The final shortlist for the FIFA Fan Award has been revealed. The new award, recognising an outstanding fan moment or gesture from the calendar year 2016, can be awarded to any fan or fan group regardless of league level, gender or nationality. An experts’ panel composed of Zvonimir Boban, Marta, Gabriel Batistuta and Vladimir Petkovic, selected the three top moments from the year, with the vote open until the day of the ceremony in Zurich on 9 January. The winner will be revealed at the ceremony, shortly after the vote closes.”
The three nominees for the inaugural FIFA Fan Award are..
Liverpool and Dortmund supporters giving this soul stirring joint rendition of “You’ll never walk alone” on the 14th of April this year – a day before the 27th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy before a Europa Cup clash between the two teams.
ADO Den Haag supporters lent their backing to Rotterdam’s Sophia Children’s Hospital, by delivering soft toys in an unconventional manner, dropping them from the upper tier of Feyenoord’s De Kuip stadium to grateful children below.
And finally – the famous Icelandic “Thunderclap” at Euro 2016 – celebrating the heroic giantslaying exploits of the unheralded Iceland team .
You can vote for your choice here..