Globe Soccer Awards: Dubai Opens Voting As Liverpool, PSG And Barcelona Eye Top Prize

The awards return with a wide slate of categories, including nine open for public voting, strengthening the city’s position as a global hub for major sporting events and international football recognition.

The organising committee confirmed that around 15 categories will be featured this year.

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Public voting is open until November 27 to determine the final shortlists. A second voting round, from December 3 to 11, will determine winners based on public votes and the opinions of a jury of prominent football figures, including Marcelo Lippi, Francesco Totti, Iker Casillas and Luis Figo.

The nine categories open to fans are:

• Best Player
• Best Women’s Player
• Best Men’s Club
• Best Women’s Club
• Best Coach
• Best Midfielder
• Best Forward
• Best Emerging Player
• Best Middle East Player

Paris Saint-Germain is the most represented club on the nominees’ list after a season in which the team won the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, Ligue 1 and the French Cup.

Eight of PSG’s Champions League-winning players appear on the Best Player list, alongside teammates nominated for Best Midfielder, Best Forward and Best Emerging Player.

The Best Player list features 25 international stars including last year’s winner Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah.

In the women’s category, Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí of Barcelona aims for a third consecutive Best Women’s Player award. The list includes 25 players, several of her Barcelona teammates and five members of England’s UEFA Women’s Euro 2025-winning squad.

Best Women’s Club contenders

• Arsenal (UEFA Women’s Champions League winners)
• Six additional clubs (per nominees list)

Best Men’s Club category

• Paris Saint-Germain
• Al Ahli Saudi
• Barcelona
• Bayern Munich
• Inter Milan
• Liverpool
• Napoli
• Flamengo
• Pyramids

The Best Coach nominees include Paris Saint-Germain’s Luis Enrique, Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca, Liverpool’s Arne Slot, Napoli’s Antonio Conte, Bayern Munich’s Vincent Kompany, Barcelona’s Hansi Flick, Portugal manager Roberto Martinez, Real Madrid’s Xabi Alonso, Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Newcastle United’s Eddie Howe.

For the Best Middle East Player award, Cristiano Ronaldo competes against Salem Al Dawsari, Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino, N’Golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez and Ivan Toney.

Tommaso Bendoni, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Globe Soccer, expressed his delight at Dubai hosting the event for the 16th year, saying the city continues to cement its status as a global platform for major sporting events.

He noted that this year’s edition will once again honour the finest stars in football.

In parallel with the Globe Soccer Awards, LaLiga will honour its 2024–2025 season winners: Raphinha for Best Player, Hansi Flick for Best Coach, Lamine Yamal for Best Emerging Player, Luka Sučić for Best Goal and Jan Oblak for Best Save.