Candidates for Player of the Year Award

On December 28, the prestigious Globe Soccer Awards will take place in Dubai (UAE), during which the name of the best football player of 2025 will be announced. Forty days ahead of the ceremony, the organizers have released the complete list of players vying for the title of the best of the year.

According to the organizing committee, this year, 25 prominent football representatives from various European clubs are in contention for the award. The nominees for Best Player include:

• PSG: Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Fabián Ruiz, Vitinha
• Manchester City: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Erling Haaland
• Arsenal: Victor Deykeresh, Declan Rice
• Liverpool: Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah
• Real Madrid: Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé
• Bayern Munich: Harry Kane, Michael Olise
• Barcelona: Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha Dias, Lamine Yamal, Pedri
• Other clubs: Lautaro Martínez (Inter), Scott McTominay (Napoli), Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

In addition to the Best Player award, the ceremony will also honor the Coach of the Year. The nominees include some of the most respected and experienced specialists in world football, renowned for their successes at various clubs and national teams. The candidates for Best Coach are:

• Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
• Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
• Antonio Conte (Napoli)
• Luis Enrique (PSG)
• Hans-Dieter Flick (Barcelona)
• Eddie Howe (Newcastle)
• Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich)
• Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
• Roberto Martínez (Portugal national team)
• Arne Slot (Liverpool)

It is noteworthy that in 2024, the title of Best Player was claimed by Brazilian Vinícius Júnior, while Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) was recognized as Coach of the Year.