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Richard Buxton·7 August 2025
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Richard Buxton·7 August 2025
The latest updates from the 2025 Ballon d'Or nominations.
That's all from us. There isn't long to wait to find out who wins their respective categories with the ceremony taking place in Paris on Monday, 22 September. Thanks for tuning in and we'll hopefully see you then!
Who gets your vote?
We've officially hit the main event and with the men's Ballon d'Or shortlist.
The wait is finally over and here are your 2025 Ballon d'Or Féminin nominees
There's a short break before the main Ballon d'Or award nominees are revealed. We'll bring you the news as it happens.
It wouldn't be a Club of the Year contest without the Champions League winners
Staying in the Premier League, the current English champions are in with a shout
The new Club World Cup and Conference League holders will also be in the hunt
After winning their first-ever Copa Libertadores last year, Botafogo are in the running
Moving onto the Men's Club of the Year and straight out the gate with the current Spanish champions
Crossing the pond now and the NWSL is throwing its hat into the ring
The Première Ligue holders are ready to stake their claim
English football's leading team are also up for the accolade
Liga F's all-conquering side may have lost to the Gunners but remain a genuine force
The Women's Champions League winners are in with a shout
The final category before a brief hiatus will be the team awards with the Women's Club of the Year first up
Good luck picking a winner out of this crop!
Completing that particular hat-trick is the man who delivered Liverpool's 20th Premier League title at a first attempt
A new world champion continues the theme of strong first seasons at the helm
Barcelona past and present are set to do battle with one of Enrique's successors earning his spot after delivering a domestic treble
A newly minted European champion is next in the running. What a journey the Spaniard has been on in the past few years
First up is a man who clinched a fifth Scudetto with his third different Serie A club
There's little respite as we prepare to get into the contenders for the Men's Cruyff Award
Some incredible coaching minds in this crop.
There was never any doubt about her making the cut, was there?
Proof that promoting from within can pay off - and it certainly did for the new Women's Champions League holders
Last year's Women's Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach is also in with a deserved shout
The Copa América Femenina winner has definitely earned his spot
Starting strongly with a coach who had big shoes to fill last summer and certainly did that
Nominated for the 2025 Women's Team Coach of the Year Trophy Sonia Bompastor @ChelseaFCW #ballondor–
Coaches who have excelled in the past 12 months are set to be revealed in the Women's Cruyff Trophy category very shortly
What a shortlist that is!
Another pair of safe hands rounds things off nicely in a crowded field
One of the more left-field choices but no less deserved for the Nottingham Forest man
So, too, does a staple of the Premier League
Potentially an underrated man between the sticks also gets his dues
But the defending champion will still be looking to have his say
Nominated for the 2025 Yachine Trophy nominees ⤵️ @emimartinezz1 @AVFCOfficial @Argentina #ballondor–
Another consistent performer, a European champion no less, will fancy his chances
One of the standouts in recent years is in the hunt, as you'd expect
Reports claim this man will soon be moving across Ligue 1 and it's easy to see why.
A Saudi Pro League stopper is also in the running
We now move onto the Men's category for the Yachine Trophy and a title winner in red is first up
Some formidable candidates in the running. Who gets your vote for the award?
The English top flight continues to deliver strong contenders
A WSL breakout star also joins her Chelsea rival
It wouldn't be a Yachine Trophy without the Lionesses' winning stopper
The Germany stopper will face competition from one of her opposite numbers at this summer's tournament
We're moving things on quickly to the Women's Yachine Trophy for the best goalkeeper and a standout at the EUROs kicks things off in that category
Rounding things off is Juventus' latest rising star
Barcelona's new no.10 won last year's award - can he do it again?
Another Champions League winner enters the running
Could there be a left-field winner in this category? Porto will certainly hope so
So, too, will one of his former Premier League counterparts ...
Real Madrid's defensive addition will be hoping to make a case
One of Chelsea's summer arrivals is set to vie for the Kopa title
A European champion is next in line and probably will also be up for the main award
Also in the running is a burgeoning talent from Ligue 1
Next up is the Men's Kopa Trophy and a Barcelona rising star is first up
Here's your full Women's Kopa Trophy shortlist.
One of this summer's beaten EUROs finalists rounds off the nominees
A standout from the Copa América Femenina is next up
Joining the shortlist is a WSL title winner
A rising star from the last Women's World Cup is also in the running
First up is the Women's Kopa Trophy and a double European champion leads the nominees
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Ballon d'Or shortlist. We'll bring you the latest updates as all the key categories are announced over the course of the day.