FIFA Announces Nominees for The Best 2025 Awards, Marking โฃa Post-Messi/Ronaldoโค Era
Zurich, Switzerlandโ -โค November 6, 2025 – FIFAโข today unveiled theโ nominees for โThe Best FIFAโ Football Awards 2025, signaling a notable shift โin the sport’sโฃ landscape as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are absent from โขthe lists for โthe first time in over a decade. The โฃnominations reflect a new generation of talent vying for the sport’s highest individual honors.
The absence โฃofโฃ the long-dominant duo underscores a changingโ of the guard in global football, opening โฃthe door for emerging โstars to claim the โฃthrone. These awards, recognizing achievements from โฃJanuary 1 to December โ31, 2024,โค carry considerable weight,โฃ influencing player reputations and possibly impacting future career trajectories. Winners will be persistent by a combinationโข of votes from โcoaches, captains, select journalists, and fans worldwide.
Goalkeeperโ Nominations:
FIFA has shortlisted three outstanding goalkeepers โfor The Best FIFA โGoalkeeper 2025 award:
* Manuel Neuer (Germany, FC Bayern Munich)
* David Raya (Spain, arsenal)
* Yann Sommer (switzerland,โฃ Inter Milan)
fan Nominations:
Recognizing โthe passionate support that fuelsโ the game, FIFA โalso announced three โฃnomineesโฃ for The โฃBest FIFA Fan Award 2025:
* Alejandro Ciganotto (Argentina)
* Manolo โคdel โคBombo (Spain) – posthumous
* Fans of Iraq
The winnersโข of Theโฃ Best FIFA Football Awards 2025โค will be revealedโฃ at an awards ceremonyโค on โข [Date to be announced], โmarking a new chapter in footballing history.