Everything you need to know about the upcoming FIFA Best awards, including nominees, when it is and more. The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 ceremony is high on the list of the most anticipated events in the football calendar.This event celebrates the outstanding achievements of the world’s best footballers, coaches, goalkeepers and top moments, with stars and fans alike from across the globe gathering to find out who will be crowned winners across the various categories.  The date parameters for award nominations include all achievements marked between August 11, 2024, and August 2, 2025. This period means that players who excelled in last season’s Champions League, their respective domestic leagues, the Women’s Euro 2025, and the inaugural Men’s Club World Cup will likely dominate the nominations.   The other core categories include Best Goalkeeper and Best Coach of the Year. The annual Puskas Award, a fan favorite that honors the best goal scored within the same date parameters, will also be presented.Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about the upcoming awards, including the lists of nominees, how to vote, when it is and more.The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 will be awarded at a ceremony on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Fairmont Katara Hall, Doha, Qatar - hosting the gala dinner where winners are revealed.Proceedings are expected to start at around 5 pm GMT (12 pm ET).Fans worldwide can watch the ceremony live for free via the official FIFA website and FIFA+ platform, with coverage beginning at the scheduled start time.No cable login is required - simply visit FIFA’s digital platforms at the time of the broadcast. The voting for the awards is split equally among four sources:One nominated coach per national team.One nominated journalist per country.An online fan vote.Each of these four groups selects their top three nominees in each category, awarding five, three, or one point to their choices.The nominee with the highest total number of points from across all four voting groups wins the award.In addition, fans have also participated in the vote for The Best FIFA Women’s 11 and The Best FIFA Men’s 11.Alisson Becker (Liverpool / Brazil)Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid / Belgium)Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City / Italy)Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool / Real Madrid / England)Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona / Spain)Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool / Netherlands)Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain / Morocco)Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain / Brazil)Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)William Saliba (Arsenal / France)Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid / England)Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City / Napoli / Belgium)Luka Modrić (Real Madrid / AC Milan / Croatia)João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)Cole Palmer (Chelsea / England)Pedri (Barcelona / Spain)Federico Valverde (Real Madrid / Uruguay)Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)Erling Haaland (Manchester City / Norway)Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid / France)Lionel Messi (Inter Miami / Argentina)Raphinha (Barcelona / Brazil)Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr / Portugal)Mohamed Salah (Liverpool / Egypt)Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham, Germany)Mary Earps (Paris Saint-Germain, England)Hannah Hampton (Chelsea, England)Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, Nigeria)Ona Batlle (Barcelona, Spain)Millie Bright (Chelsea, England)Lucy Bronze (Chelsea, England)Olga Carmona (Real Madrid / Paris Saint-Germain, Spain)Ellie Carpenter (OL Lyonnes / Chelsea, Australia)Alex Greenwood (Manchester City, England)Leah Williamson (Arsenal, England)Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona, Spain)Ghizlane Chebbak (Badalona / Al Hilal, Morocco)Debinha (Kansas City Current, Brazil)Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona, Spain)Vicky López (Barcelona, Spain)Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain)Ella Toone (Manchester United, England)Keira Walsh (Barcelona / Chelsea, England)Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal / Brighton & Hove Albion, England)Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride, Zambia)Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid, Colombia)Athenea del Castillo (Real Madrid, Spain)Chloe Kelly (Manchester City / Arsenal, England)Marta (Orlando Pride, Brazil)Alessia Russo (Arsenal, England)