Overview
- Eleven men's player nominees include Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Raphinha, PSG's Ousmane Dembélé, Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes, Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé, plus Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah and Cole Palmer.
- The women's field features a strong Barcelona bloc with Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas, Patri Guijarro, Ewa Pajor and Clàudia Pina among 17 candidates.
- Goalkeeper contenders are Emiliano Martínez, Thibaut Courtois, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Manuel Neuer, Alisson Becker, David Raya, Yann Sommer and Wojciech Szczęsny.
- Men's coaching nominees are Luis Enrique, Hansi Flick, Mikel Arteta, Roberto Martínez, Enzo Maresca and Arne Slot, with Mexico's Javier Aguirre cited after CONCACAF Nations League and Gold Cup wins.
- Fan Award finalists are Racing supporter Alejandro Ciganotto, Spain’s Manolo ‘el del Bombo’ and Iraq’s Zakho fans.