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·17 December 2025

The Best awards: winners revealed with Argentinians among the nominees

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The event will be at 14:00 in Doha where the most outstanding players and coaches of 2025 will be awarded.

The ceremony in which FIFA will announce the winners of The Best awards will take place this Tuesday at an event in Doha, Qatar, with the presence of several Argentine footballers.


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The event will be at 14:00 and the award ceremony will happen the day before the Intercontinental Cup final, featuring Paris Saint-Germain (France) and Flamengo (Brazil) at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan.

After voting by a multitude of sports fans worldwide, the global football governing body will award the most outstanding players and coaches of 2025, with Ousmane Dembélé, Ballon d'Or winner, as the favorite to receive the highest distinction.

The categories include best female player, best male player, best male football coach, best female football coach, best goalkeeper, best female goalkeeper, and a distinction for the fans. Additionally, there will be recognition for the most outstanding goals of the current year.

Meanwhile, players like Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé, and Pedri will try to dethrone the former Barcelona Frenchman, who is leading as the favorite to win the title after securing the Champions League with the Parisian team.

Emiliano Martínez, one of Argentina's hopes in The Best

Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez, goalkeeper of the Argentine National Team and Aston Villa, aims to win the best goalkeeper award, a title he already achieved in 2022 and 2024. This time, the Mar del Plata goalkeeper will compete against Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alisson Becker, and Thibaut Courtois, among others.

Meanwhile, Pedro de La Vega, forward for the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer (MLS – United States League) from Lanús, is nominated for the Puskás Award for the goal he scored against Cruz Azul in the 2025 Leagues Cup.

Among the nominees for The Best Fan Award is Alejandro Ciganotto, a Racing fan, for following the Academy's journey by land in both the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores.

Finally, Lionel Messi, along with Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, and Lautaro Martínez are the members of the 'Albiceleste' aiming to secure a spot in the season's ideal eleven.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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