Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 - Who competes for main titles
Photo: Usman Dembele can add another award to his Ballon d’Or collection (Getty Images)
On December 16, the capital of Qatar, Doha, will host the annual The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, during which the International Federation of Association Football will determine the best representatives of world football based on the results of 2025.
RBC-Ukraine shares who is competing for the main awards and when to watch the live broadcast.
What is known about the award
The Best FIFA Football Awards is an annual prize presented since 2016 for individual achievements in football. The winners are determined by voting among national team coaches and captains, journalists, as well as fans from around the world.
Who is competing for the main titles
There are 11 nominees for the title of Best Men’s Player of 2025. Four of them represent the Champions League winners, Paris Saint-Germain, while three come from Barcelona.
Nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Player
- Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain);
- Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain);
- Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain);
- Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain);
- Raphinha (Barcelona);
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona);
- Pedri (Barcelona);
- Cole Palmer (Chelsea);
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool);
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich);
- Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid);
FIFA Men's Player 2025 nominees
Seven specialists are in contention for the Best Coach title.
Nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2025
- Mikel Arteta (Arsenal);
- Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain);
- Hans-Dieter Flick (Barcelona);
- Enzo Maresca (Chelsea);
- Arne Slot (Liverpool);
- Javier Aguirre.
FIFA Men's Coach 2025 nominees
In addition, FIFA will name the Women’s Player of the Year, the Men’s and Women’s Goalkeepers of the Year, the Women’s Coach of the Year, the winner of the Puskás Award for the most beautiful goal, and other honors. The Men’s and Women’s World XI teams of the year will also be announced.
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 ceremony will begin at 8:00 p.m. (Kyiv time).
