Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal was one of the standout names at this year’s Best FIFA Men’s Player awards, making the top three shortlist alongside Paris Saint Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé.

The 2025 Best FIFA Football Awards will be available to watch across the world, with the ceremony broadcast live on FIFA.com for free. The broadcast will begin at 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. GMT, 9 a.m. PT).

Despite a stellar season with Barcelona, Brazil star Raphinha was not included in the FIFA Men's World XI team announced in Doha. He was on the 11-player shortlist for the main award after an impressive season that saw him score 18 goals and provide 10 assists in La Liga,

Aitana Bonmatí has once again been named FIFA’s best female player of the year, taking home her third consecutive The Best award. The Barcelona midfielder finished ahead of Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey and teammate Alexia Putellas, securing 52 points to Mariona’s 40 and Alexia’s 33.

A celebration of the upcoming FIFA World Cup was held Tuesday at the Gateway Center in Newark, featuring a former great player for the U.S. Men's National Team.

Messi was not among the 11 players in contention for the Best FIFA Men's Player 2025 award, but he was able to vote for the winner. Messi voted for Ousmane Dembele as his winner, while Kylian Mbappe was second in his ranking, and Lamine Yamal as his third.