Event info
- Event: 16th edition of the Global Soccer Awards (2025)
- Date: Sunday, 28 December 2025
- Location/Venue: Dubai, UAE – Atlantis The Royal
- Start time:
19:00 GST (Dubai)
15:00 GMT
16:00 CET (Berlin time)
How this live article will work
- We’re publishing before kick-off with the key nominee shortlists (and agencies for player nominees).
- Once the ceremony begins, we’ll add time-stamped updates under “Live winners & updates”.
- For each category below, we’ll update:
Winner
Top moments/quotes (if available publicly)
Agency note (for player awards)
Categories we’re tracking (FootballAgencies focus)
- Best Men’s Player
- Best Midfielder
- Best Forward
- Emerging Player
- Best Middle East Player
- Best Agent
Live winners & updates (GMT timezone)
- 3:20 PM - The ceremony has just started, and many former and current players or coaches are in attendance - Lamine Yamal, Desire Doue, Fabio Capello, Andres Iniesta..
- 3:28 PM – Somewhat surprisingly, the event opened with the LaLiga Awards. The Globe Soccer Awards will follow afterwards.
- 4:10 PM - Jorge Mendes wins again the Best Agent award.
- 4:30 PM - Desire Doue won Best Emerging Player award.
- 4:40 PM - Vitinha was honoured with the Best Midfielder award, collecting it from Fabio Capello. Vitinha is represented by Jorge Mendes and Gestifute.
- 4:45 PM - Lamine Yamal wins the Best Forward Award. He's also represented by Jorge Mendes.
- 5:08 PM - Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Best Middle East Player award, also represented by Gestifute and Jorge Mendes.
- 5:15 PM - Ousmane Dembel wins the Best Men's Player.
Best Men’s Player
Nominees (with agency)
Winner: Ousmane Dembélé
- Ousmane Dembélé (Relatives)
- Kylian Mbappé (Relatives)
- Raphinha (agent not publicly confirmed)
- Vitinha (Gestifute)
- Lamine Yamal (Gestifute)
Best Midfielder
Nominees (with agency)
Winner: Vitinha
- Jude Bellingham (agent not publicly confirmed)
- Cole Palmer (CAA Base Ltd)
- João Neves (Gestifute)
- Pedri (LEADERBROCK)
- Vitinha (Gestifute)
Best Forward
Nominees (with agency)
Winner: Lamine Yamal
- Ousmane Dembélé (Relatives)
- Kylian Mbappé (Relatives)
- Raphinha (agent not publicly confirmed)
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Gestifute)
- Lamine Yamal (Gestifute)
Emerging Player
Nominees (with agency)
Winner: Désiré Doué
- Pau Cubarsí (Bahía Internacional)
- Désiré Doué (Relatives)
- Arda Güler (Relatives)
- Kenan Yıldız (Relatives)
- Joao Neves (Gestifute)
Best Middle East Player
Nominees (with agency)
Winner: Cristiano Ronaldo
- Salem Al-Dawsari (Sportlink Agency)
- Karim Benzema (commonly reported adviser/agent: Karim Djaziri)
- Riyad Mahrez (BKS Management dwc llc)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Gestifute)
Best Agent
Nominees
Winner: Jorge Mendes
- Ali Barat (Epic Sports)
- Jorge Mendes (Gestifute)
- Federico Pastorello (P&P Sport Management)
- Fali Ramadni (LIAN Sports & Partners)
- Frank Trimboli (CAA Base)
Live winners & updates
- [19:00 GST / 16:00 CET] Ceremony begins – live coverage starts.
- [TBD] Best Agent – Winner: TBD
- [TBD] Best Middle East Player – Winner: TBD
- [TBD] Emerging Player – Winner: TBD
- [TBD] Best Midfielder – Winner: TBD
- [TBD] Best Forward – Winner: TBD
- [TBD] Best Coach – Winner: TBD
- [TBD] Best Men’s Player – Winner: TBD
