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·7 August 2025
Ballon d'Or 2025 award nominees announced

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·7 August 2025
The Ballon d'Or nominees have been announced which includes Scott McTominay and five Lionesses.
Scott McTominay's name stood out among the 30 men alongside England representatives Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Cole Palmer, and Declan Rice. New Premier League arrivals Viktor Gyökeres and Florian Wirtz also feature.
The likes of Ousmane Dembélé, Lamine Yamal, and Mohamed Salah are among the favourites for the gong.
Of the 30 players nominated for the women's prize, five are England internationals with Lucy Bronze, Hannah Hampton, Chloe Kelly, Alessia Russo, and Leah Williamson all named – Scotland's Caroline Weir also got the nod.
Previous Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí were also named as well as legendary player Marta, who won the Copa América with Brazil.
The club of the year is also split between genders with Chelsea and Liverpool up for the award alongside Barcelona, Botafogo, and Paris Saint-Germain. Meanwhile, the women's clubs included Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, OL Lyonnes, and Orlando Pride.
Arne Slot won the Premier League in his first season at Liverpool and is up for the Men's Coach of the Year Trophy, alongside Chelsea's Enzo Maresca and Champions League winner Luis Enrique.
The Women's selection features Arsenal's Renée Slegers, Chelsea's Sonia Bompastor, and Euro 2025 winner Sarina Wiegman. They'll compete with Arthur Elias of Brazil and Justine Madugu of Nigeria.
Premier League stars Allison Becker, Emiliano Martínez, David Raya, and Matz Sels are all up for the Yachine Trophy. Chelsea and England shot-stopper Hannah Hampton and Arsenal's Daphne van Domselaar were featured in the women's list.
The Kopa Trophy is for under-21 players and Lamine Yamal will be a strong favourite in a list that includes Myles Lewis-Skelly, João Neves, Estêvão, and Dean Huijsen. The Women's list includes breakout England star Michelle Agyemang and Chelsea's Wieke Kaptein.
Men's Ballon d'Or Ousmane Dembélé (PSG & France) Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy) Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid & England) Désiré Doué (PSG & France) Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan & Netherlands) Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund & Guinea) Erling Haaland (Man City & Norway) Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal & Sweden) Achraf Hakimi (PSG & Morocco) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG & Georgia) Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona & Poland) Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool & Argentina) Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan & Argentina) Scott McTominay (Napoli & Scotland) Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid & France) Nuno Mendes (PSG & Portugal) João Neves (PSG & Portugal) Pedri (Barcelona & Spain) Cole Palmer (Chelsea & England) Michael Olise (Bayern Munich & France) Raphinha (Barcelona & Brazil) Declan Rice (Arsenal & England) Fabian Ruiz (PSG & Spain) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands) Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid & Brazil) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt) Florian Wirtz (Liverpool & Germany) Vitinha (PSG & Portugal) Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain) Women's Ballon d'Or Lucy Bronze (Chelsea & England) Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride & Zambia) Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona & Spain) Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea & France) Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal & Spain) Klara Bühl (Bayern Munich & Germany) Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit & Italy) Steph Catley (Arsenal & Australia) Melchie Dumornay (Lyon & Haiti) Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current & Malawi) Emily Fox (Arsenal & USA) Cristiana Girelli (Juventus & Italy) Esther González (Gotham & Spain) Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona & Norway) Patri Guijarro (Barcelona & Spain) Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras & Brazil) Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England) Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich & Denmark) Lindsey Heaps (Lyon & USA) Chloe Kelly (Arsenal & England) Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil) Frida Maanum (Arsenal & Norway) Ewa Pajor (Barcelona & Poland) Clara Mateo (Paris FC & France) Alessia Russo (Arsenal & England) Claudia Pina (Barcelona & Spain) Alexia Putellas (Barcelona & Spain) Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea & Sweden) Caroline Weir (Real Madrid & Scotland) Leah Williamson (Arsenal & England) Men's Club of the Year Barcelona (Spain) Botafogo (Brazil) Chelsea (England) Liverpool (England) Paris St-Germain (France)
Women's Club of the Year Arsenal (England) Barcelona (Spain) Chelsea (England) OL Lyonnes (France) Orlando Pride (United States)
Men's Coach of the Year Antonio Conte (Napoli) Luis Enrique (Paris St-Germain) Hansi Flick (Barcelona) Enzo Maresca (Chelsea) Arne Slot (Liverpool)
Women's Coach of the Year Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea) Arthur Elias (Brazil) Justine Madugu (Nigeria) Renée Slegers (Arsenal) Sarina Wiegman (England)
Men's Yachine Trophy Alisson Becker (Liverpool & Brazil) Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal & Morocco) Lucas Chevalier (Lille & France) Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid & Belgium) Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy) Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa & Argentina) Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid & Slovenia) David Raya (Arsenal & Spain) Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest & Belgium) Yann Sommer (Inter Milan)
Women's Yachine Trophy Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC & Germany) Cata Coll (Barcelona & Spain) Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England) Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Nigeria) Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal & Netherlands)
Men's Kopa Trophy Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona & Spain) Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille) Désiré Doué (PSG & France) Estêvão Willian (Chelsea & Brazil) Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid & Spain) Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal & England) Rodrigo Mora (Porto & Portugal) João Neves (PSG & Portugal) Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain) Kenan Yildiz (Juventus & Turkey)
Women's Kopa Trophy Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal & England) Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid & Colombia) Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea & Netherlands ) Claudia Martínez Ovando (Club Olimpia & Paraguay) Vicky López (Barcelona & Spain)
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