The Best 2025 Awards: All the winners and how the nominated Argentines did | La Derecha Diario en Inglés

After a brief ceremony,FIFA announced the winners of the 2025 edition of the The Best Awards. All the attention was on the recognition for the Best Player, an award that ultimately went to Ousmane Dembélé, who had previously won the Ballon d'Or. In addition, other distinctions were presented in both the men's and women's categories:Best Goalkeeper, Best Coach, Best Fans, Fair Play Award, Puskás Award, Marta Award, and the Best XI of the year.

Dembélé ganó el premio a mejor jugador del año

On the Argentine side,Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez was not able to be crowned for the third time in the Best Goalkeeper category, losing out to Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma, who had also been recognized with the Yashin Award. Another Albiceleste representative who was left empty-handed was Alejandro Ciganotto, the Racing fan nominated for walking from Argentina to Rio de Janeiro to witness the Copa Libertadores semifinal between La Academia and Flamengo, who lost the Best Fans Award to Zakho supporters (Iraq).

However, not everything was disappointment.Santiago Montiel, a current Independiente player, won the Puskás Award (Best Goal of the Season) for his spectacular bicycle kick against Independiente Rivadavia in the 2025 Apertura Tournament. With this recognition, the Rojo forward joins Erik Lamela and Alejandro Garnacho on the list of Argentines who have won this honor.

Best Male Player

Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain - France)

Ousmane Dembélé se quedó con el premio a mejor jugador del año

Best Female Player

Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona FC - Spain)

Aitana Bonmatí se quedó con el premio a mejor jugadora del año

Best Men's Coach

Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain - Spain)

Luis Enrique ganó el premio al mejor DT masculino

Best Women's Coach

Sarina Wiegman (England National Team - Netherlands)

Serina Weigman ganó el premio a la mejor DT femenino

Best Men's XI

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Willian Pacho, Virgil van Dijk, and Nuno Mendes
Midfielders: Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, and Vitinha
Forwards: Pedri, Lamine Yamal, and Ousmane Dembélé

El mejor XI masculino de 2025

Best Women's XI

Goalkeeper: Hannah Hampton
Defenders: Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Irene Paredes, and Ona Batlle
Midfielders: Aitana Bonmatí, Patri Guijarro, and Claudia Pina
Forwards: Mariona Caldentey, Alessia Russo, and Alexia Putellas

El mejor XI femenino de 2025

Best Male Goalkeeper

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City - Italy)

Gianluigi Donnarumma ganó el premio al mejor arquero del año

Best Female Goalkeeper

Hannah Hampton (Chelsea - England)

Hannah Hampton ganó el premio a la mejor arquera del año

Puskás Award (Best Men's Goal)

Santiago Montiel (Independiente - Argentina)

Santiago Montiel ganó el Premio Puskas a mejor gol masculino

The Best 2025 Awards: All the winners and how the nominated Argentines did

Marta Award (Best Women's Goal)

Lizbeth Ovalle (Tigres - Mexico)

Lizbeth Ovalle ganó el Premio Marta a mejor gol femenino

The Best 2025 Awards: All the winners and how the nominated Argentines did

Best Fans

Zakho supporters (Iraq)

Los hinchas del Zakho de Irak ganan el premio a mejor afición

Fair Play Award

Andreas Harlass-Neuking (SSV Jahn Regensburg - Germany)

El médico alemán Andreas Harlass-Neuking ganó el premio del Fair Play