Chloe Kelly | Manchester City/Arsenal FC | England
Best Coach
Los nominados a mejor entrenador
Mikel Arteta | Arsenal FC | Spain
Hansi Flick | FC Barcelona | Germany
Roberto Martínez | Portugal National Team | Spain
Enzo Maresca | Chelsea FC | Italy
Arne Slot | Liverpool FC | Netherlands
Luis Enrique | Paris Saint-Germain | Spain
Javier Aguirre | Mexico National Team | Mexico
Best Women's Coach
FIFA published the complete list of nominees for The Best 2025 awards this Wednesday, which recognize the best male and female players of the year, as well as the most outstanding coaches, goalkeepers, and fans in the world. Voting is now open and will run until November 28, with the participation of captains, coaches, journalists, and fans from the 211 member federations of the organization.
In this edition, European dominance is evident: the squads of FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain account for a large share of the nominations. In the men's category, young Lamine Yamal is among the candidates for best player, seeking to follow in the footsteps of his teammate's recent Ballon d'Or, Ousmane Dembélé. In the women's category, Aitana Bonmatí stands out as the main favorite to win her third consecutive award.
Regarding Argentine representation, the country will once again be present at The Best with two nominees. The first is Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez, who will once again compete for the award for best goalkeeper in the world. The Aston Villa goalkeeper, who won in 2022 and 2024, will seek to repeat his dominance in the category against top-tier rivals such as Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), David Raya (Arsenal), and Wojciech Szczęsny (Barcelona).
Dibu va por su tercer The Best
The second national representative is Alejandro Ciganotto, Racing fan, nominated for the FIFA The Best Fan Award. His story went around the world after walking from Argentina to Rio de Janeiro to attend the Copa Libertadores semifinal between la Academia and Flamengo. He will compete with the iconic Manolo "el del Bombo", a symbol of Spanish fandom, and with the supporters of Zakho from Iraq, recognized for their passion in one of the most challenging football environments.
Ciganotto es el otro argentino nominado
All The Best Award Nominees
Best Male Player
Los nominados a mejor jugador del año
Lamine Yamal | FC Barcelona | Spain
Ousmane Dembélé | Paris Saint-Germain | France
Achraf Hakimi | Paris Saint-Germain | Morocco
Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | England
Nuno Mendes | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal
Pedri | FC Barcelona | Spain
Cole Palmer | Chelsea FC | England
Mohamed Salah | Liverpool FC | Egypt
Raphinha | FC Barcelona | Brazil
Vitinha | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal
Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid CF | France
Best Female Player
Las nominadas a mejor jugadora
Los nominados a mejor entrenador (femenino)
Sonia Bompastor | Chelsea FC | France
Jonatan Giráldez | Washington Spirit/Olympique de Lyon | Spain
Seb Hines | Orlando Pride | England
Renée Slegers | Arsenal FC | Sweden
Sarina Wiegman | England National Team | Netherlands
Best Goalkeeper
Los nominados a mejor arquero
Wojciech Szczęsny | FC Barcelona | Poland
Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | Argentina
Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | Belgium
Gianluigi Donnarumma | Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City | Italy
David Raya | Arsenal | Spain
Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | Germany
Alisson Becker | Liverpool FC | Brazil
Yann Sommer | Inter Milan | Switzerland
Best Female Goalkeeper
Las nominadas a mejor arquera
Ann-Katrin Berger | Gotham | Germany
Christiane Endler | Olympique de Lyon | Chile
Anna Moorhouse | Orlando Pride | England
Chiamaka Nnadozie | Paris FC/Brighton & Hove Albion | Nigeria
Cata Coll | FC Barcelona | Spain
Hannah Hampton | Chelsea FC | England
Phallon Tullis-Joyce | Manchester United | United States
