Voting is now open for The Best men's and women's player and coach awards

Fans can make their choice up until Thursday 7 September

*Decision equally split between *national team captains and coaches, fans and media

Make your vote count! Voting is now open for the latest edition of The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Player and Coach awards, and fans are once more being given the opportunity to have their say in who takes home the coveted prizes.

To make it as straightforward as possible for you to use your vote, *FIFA.com *has you covered with five simple key things you need to know about this year's voting process.

You can only vote on FIFA.com *Sign up to be a FIFA.com Club member* and follow the links for these pages to cast your vote:

When voting, you select your first choice (who will get five points), your second (three points) and your third choice (one point). You have until Thursday 7 September to cast your vote, so don't delay!

You are not voting alone

As well as joining thousands of fans across the world in casting your vote, you are standing side by side with national team captains and coaches, as well as selected media from across FIFA's member associations, in deciding who will win The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Player and Coach awards.

Each group of voters counts for an equal 25 per cent of the vote, which is converted into a percentage. This percentage is divided by four, making sure that all voting groups are weighted equally. The four percentages are then added together to form a total percentage that defines the winner, with the entire voting procedure for each award supervised and monitored by the independent observers PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

What do national team captains look for when casting their vote? The Best FIFA Women's Player 2016 and USA skipper Carli Lloyd has some advice.