Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal highlight the list of nominees for the FIFA Best Football Awards 2025 and could be set for another tough battle for the award after finishing first and second respectively in the Ballon d’Or.
Dembele headlined the ceremony held in Paris last September, where Yamal’s father described the decision as “the greatest moral harm to a human being.”
Paris Saint-Germain trio Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes were also nominated, and the English Premier League is represented by Mohamed Salah and Cole Palmer.
Champions League-winning coach Luis Enrique takes the spotlight in the Men’s Coach of the Year award alongside Liverpool’s Arne Slott, with Mikel Arteta and Hansi Flick also nominated.
Meanwhile, the nominees are largely made up of Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona stars, with Women’s Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bunmati topping the list.
– Dembele’s Ballon d’Or win feels like the dawn of a new era
– Barcelona, Spain star Bonmatti
– Paris Saint-Germain player Achraf Hakimi comes out crying after a violent intervention from Luis Diaz
The Women’s Super League dominates the list with European Championship winners Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Lauren James nominated, while Arsenal’s Mariona Caldente will be hoping to go one better this time around after finishing runner-up in the Women’s Ballon d’Or.
Sarina Wegmann was nominated for the Coach of the Year award after England won the European Championship last summer, while Arsenal’s Rene Slijers and Chelsea’s Sonia Bombastor were also included.
FIFA World Player of the Year nominees
Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, Nuno Mendes, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Rafinha, Mohamed, Vitinha, Lamine Yamal.
FIFA nominees for the best female player
Sandy Baltimore, Nathua Chawinga, Leah Williamson
FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year nominees
Javier Aguirre, Mikel Arteta, Luis Enrique, Hansi Flick, Enzo Maresca, Roberto Martinez, Arne Slott
FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year nominees
Sonia Bombastor
