Oman today_ The ceremony announcing the nominees for the 2025 Football Awards has taken place, with top figures in various categories nominated for major honors.
In the category of Best Player of the Year, 30 footballers have been shortlisted, including Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Vinícius Júnior, Achraf Hakimi, Lautaro Martínez, Ousmane Dembélé, Fabián Ruiz, Cole Palmer, Lamine Yamal, and Robert Lewandowski. The list features a mix of world-renowned stars and rising talents from across the football world.
For the Best Coach of the Year award, five prominent names have been nominated: Antonio Conte, Luis Enrique, Hansi Flick, Enzo Maresca, and Arne Slot.
The Yashin Trophy, awarded to the world’s best goalkeeper, features a highly competitive list of contenders including Alisson Becker, Yassine Bounou, Thibaut Courtois, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Emiliano Martínez, Jan Oblak, and Yann Sommer.
Nominees for the Kopa Trophy, which recognizes the best player under the age of 21, include Lamine Yamal, João Neves, Désiré Doué, Kenan Yıldız, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Rodrigo Mora, and other young prospects expected to shape the future of the sport.
Additionally, five clubs—Barcelona, Botafogo, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Paris Saint-Germain—have been nominated for the Best Club of the Year award.