Fans make the game what it is and FIFA are finally set to reward them for being brilliant with the first ever FIFA Fan Award to be given the same night as the FIFA Player of the Year Award.
FIFA have split off from the Ballon d'Or this year so they're handing out their own awards with the men's and women's Player of the Year awards being joined by the Coach of the Year, Fair Play Award, Puskas Award, FIFPro World XI and now the first ever Fan Award.
The awards are being chosen by a fan vote too so it really is an award for the fans, by the fans. There's three nominees for the award with Iceland fans, who became infamous during their country's surprise run in the Euros, joined by Dutch side Ado den Haag and the duo of Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund.
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FIFA also gave explanations to the three nominees and the specific occasions they're nominated for
Feyenoord 3-1 ADO Den Haag (2016/17 Dutch Eredivisie) / 11 September 2016
Throwing objects at opposition fans is usually an action that elicits a sanction for the team involved, but in the case of ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie, it was a truly heart-warming gesture. Fans of the Dutch side brought along stuffed toys to their league match at Feyenoord's De Kuip stadium and, ahead of kick-off, hurled the soft toys down on the Feyenoord fans below them. The supporters who received the gifts were from Rotterdam's Sophia Children's Hospital, with the kind donations of De Ooievaars' fans no doubt gratefully received by the youngsters.
Liverpool 4-3 Borussia Dortmund (2015/16 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals) / 14 April 2016
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Anybody who has ever been to Anfield can profess to the remarkable noise when "You'll Never Walk Alone", a song adopted by the Reds' fans in the early 1960s, is sung by the home support. The tune has since travelled around the world, transcending language barriers. German giants Borussia Dortmund have adopted the anthem, and their fans joined Liverpool supporters in a chorus of solidarity ahead of their April UEFA Europa League meeting, with the Hillsborough disaster's 27th anniversary the following day. The moving gesture put sporting rivalry aside for a few minutes.
France 5-2 Iceland (UEFA EURO 2016 quarter-final) / 3 July 2016
Icelandic players leading superbly-choreographed fan chants became one of the iconic images of UEFA EURO 2016. The chant, which sees fans and players clap and shout in unison, starting with a long pause between claps and building to a crescendo of noise, was even adopted by other fans at the tournament. One of the most memorable renditions came after France saw off Strákarnir okkar in the last eight, and the fans - with more than eight per cent of the tiny country's population travelling to France - joined their players in celebrating a remarkable run to the quarter-finals.
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