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given a slightly ridiculous name Best FIFA Football Award This evening will see the return of the stars of the game, who will be honored in a spectacular ceremony Queue,
After moving away from the more universally recognized Ballon d’Or in 2016, fifa has been held It has its own annual awards show To try and claim a piece of the ever-growing fascination with individual personalities and honors in a team game.
Previous Best Awards seen in 2024 Vinicius Junior Named Best Male Player, correcting what some people thought was wrong rodri was named Ballon d’Or winner of that yearDue to which Real Madrid have huge tantrums And boycott the function.
Etana Bonmati won the Best Women’s Player award for the second year in a row and she is nominated again this year, looking for a hat-trick Doha is hosting the ceremony this evening, a little more than a week after another major FIFA-led event – world cup draw
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 edition of the Best FIFA Football Awards:
When do the best FIFA football awards start?
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 are taking place on Tuesday 16 December 2025 at the Fairmont Katara Hall in Doha, Qatar. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at approximately 5pm GMT (8am local).
How can I see?
The ceremony is available to watch live for free via FIFA’s official website and the FIFA+ platform, with coverage starting at 5pm GMT. No login or subscription required, simply visit the website at the start time to start streaming.
How are the winners selected?
Performances between August 11, 2024 and August 2, 2025 are taken into account, so players who have excelled in tournaments such as the Champions League, domestic league, Women’s Euro and Club World Cup in the 2024-25 season will win the award.
A total of 12 awards will be presented, with winners in the women’s and men’s categories for best player, coach and goalkeeper decided by votes cast by national team captains and coaches, media representatives from each FIFA member association and registered fans. Each of these four groups will have equal weightage, accounting for 25 percent of the total vote.
The best men’s and women’s XIs will be selected through votes from professional footballers and fans around the world, while the Marta Award and Puskás Award for best goals will be voted on equally by a panel of fans and FIFA luminaries.
Who are the nominees for each award?
best fifa male player
- Ousmane Dembele (PSG/France)
- Achraf Hakimi (PSG/Morocco)
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England)
- Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid/France)
- Nuno Mendes (PSG/Portugal)
- Cole Palmer (Chelsea/England)
- Pedri (Barcelona/Spain)
- Rafinha (Barcelona/Brazil)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt)
- Vitinha (PSG/Portugal)
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)
FIFA’s best female player
- Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea/France)
- Nathalie Bjorn (Chelsea/Sweden)
- Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona/Spain)
- Lucy Bronze (Chelsea/England)
- Mariona Caldenti (Arsenal/Spain)
- Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current/Malawi)
- Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon/France)
- Melchi Dumornay (PSG/Haiti)
- Petri Guijarro (Barcelona/Spain)
- Lindsey Heaps (Lyon/USA)
- Lauren James (Chelsea/England)
- Chloe Kelly (Arsenal/England)
- Ivas Pajor (Barcelona/Pondon)
- Claudia Pina (Barcelona/Spain)
- Alexia Whore (Barcelona/Spain)
- Alessia Russo (Arsenal/England)
- Leah Williamson (Arsenal/England)
best fifa male goalkeeper
- Alisson (Liverpool/Brazil)
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid/Belgium)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG, Man City/Italy)
- Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
- Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/Germany)
- David Raya (Arsenal/Spain)
- Yann Sommer (Inter/Switzerland)
- Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona/Poland)
best fifa female goalkeeper
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC/Germany)
- Cata Cole (Barcelona/Spain)
- Christian Endler (Lyon/Chile)
- Hannah Hampton (Chelsea/England)
- Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride/England)
- Chiamake Nnadozie (Paris FC, Brighton/Nigeria)
- Fallon Tullis-Joyce (Man United/USA)
Best FIFA Men’s Coach
- Javier Aguirre (Mexico)
- Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
- Luis Enrique (PSG)
- Hansi Flick (Barcelona)
- Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
- Roberto Martínez (Portugal)
- Arne Slott (Liverpool)
Best FIFA Women’s Coach
- Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
- Jonathan Giraldez (Lion)
- Seb Hines (Orlando Pride)
- Renée Slagers (Arsenal)
- Sarina Wigman (England)
FIFA Puskás Award (Best Men’s Goal)
- Elerandro: vitoria vs Cruzeiro – 19 August 2024
- Alessandro Deola: Cagliari vs Venezia – 18 May 2025
- Pedro de la Vega: blue Cross vs Seattle Sounders – 31 July 2025
- Santiago Montiel: Independent vs Independiente Rivadavia – May 11, 2025
- Amr Nasser: Al Ahly Vs. Farko – 17 April 2025
- Carlos Orrantia: Queretaro vs. atlas – 16 April 2025
- Lucas Ribeiro: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Borussia Dortmund – 21 June 2025
- Declan Rice: armory vs Real Madrid – 8 April 2025
- Rizki Ridho: Persija Jakarta vs Erema – 9 March 2025
- Kevin Rodriguez: Kasimpsa vs Rizespor – 9 February 2025
- Lamine Yamal: Espanyol vs. barcelona – 15 May 2025
FIFA MARTA Award (Best Women’s Goal)
- Jordan Bug: vs. North Carolina Courage seattle reign – 22 March 2025
- lyon vs armory – 27 April 2025
- Ashley Cheatley: brentford vs Ascot United – 3 November 2024
- Kyra Cooney-Cross: Germany vs. Australia – 28 October 2024
- John Ryong-jong: north korea vs Argentina – 2 September 2024
- Marta: orlando pride vs. Kansas City Current – November 17, 2024
- Vivian Miedema: Wales vs Netherlands -5 July 2025
- Kishi Nunez: argentina vs Costa Rica – 8 September 2024
- Lizabeth Ovalle: tigers vs Guadalajara – 3 March 2025
- Ally Sentner: usa vs Colombia – 20 February 2025
- Khadijah Shaw: Hammarby Vs. Manchester City – 21 November 2024
other awards
The Best Men’s XI and Best Women’s XI will be named on the night, while the FIFA Fan Awards and FIFA Fair Play Awards will also be presented in Doha.