The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 nominees list: Ousmane Dembele, Lamine Yamal go head to head for soccer prize originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. FIFA holds its annual The Best awards ceremony in Doha on Tuesday, December 16.

With a heroic performance of Matvey Safonov, PSG defeated Flamengo in the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, edging their name in the soccer history with their impressive sextuple and becoming the most dominant French side of the recent years.

Russia's national teams and domestic clubs have been suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions since the nation's invasion of Ukraine.

FIFA, being the world football governing body, has its own litany of trophies to give out each December, placing each superstar in the spotlight for what they deem to be "The Best" in various categories over the past year.

The inaugural FIFA Women's Club World Cup will take place in January 2028, soccer's global governing body said on Wednesday, with the tournament scheduled for mid-season in Europe's top domestic leagues.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward finished top of the standings with 50 points, ahead of Lamine Yamal’s 39 and Kylian Mbappé’s 35, after all the votes from national team coaches, captains, media representatives, as well as the fan poll, had been counted.

The football governing body is primed to recognise the top performers from August 2024 to 2025, with superstars from all over the sport converging on one glamorous night.

A scorpion kick by Lizbeth Ovalle, the most expensive player ever in women’s soccer, and Santiago Montiel’s long-distance overhead shot won the FIFA awards on Tuesday for best goals last season. Fans voted for Ovalle and Montiel to receive the Marta Award and Puskas Award,