Overview
- The men's shortlist features 11 players, with Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Pedri as the only Spanish nominees and PSG leading club representation through Ousmane Dembélé, Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha and Nuno Mendes.
- Seventeen players are nominated for the women's award, including five from Spain — Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas, Mariona Caldentey, Patri Guijarro and Clàudia Pina — and Barcelona goalkeeper Cata Coll is up for best women's goalkeeper.
- The men's goalkeeper list includes Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez alongside Thibaut Courtois, David Raya, Manuel Neuer and others.
- Men's coaching nominees include Javier Aguirre, Luis Enrique, Hansi Flick, Mikel Arteta, Enzo Maresca, Roberto Martínez and Arne Slot, with a separate list for women’s coaches led by Sonia Bompastor, Jonatan Giráldez and Sarina Wiegman.
- Winners will be determined by votes from national-team captains and coaches of FIFA’s 211 member associations, selected journalists and registered fans on FIFA.com, each group contributing 25%.