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The 2025 Copa Award shortlist is released, Yamal leads Barcelona s double star in the final

11:35am, 8 August 2025Football

One of the highlights of the 2025 Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, the final candidate list for the Copa Award will be officially announced on August 7. Barcelona's young winger Lamin Yamal is seen as the biggest favorite to defend the title. Previously, Mattes de Ligt, Pedri, Garvey, Jude Bellingham and Yamal have all won the award. The

Copa Award is named after Raymond Copa, the 1958 Golden Globe winner, and was founded in 2018. The award is designed to recognize the best performing under 21 players of the year worldwide and is voted by a jury composed of previous Golden Globe winners.

Yamale defeated Real Madrid's Alda Guillair and Manchester United's Kobe Minu in last year's selection. This 18-year-old Barcelona star is expected to be shortlisted for the 2025 shortlist again.

Barcelona Club has two players nominated this time. In addition to Yamal, central defender Paul Kubasi was also successfully selected for his outstanding season performance under Hans Frick for helping the team win the league championship.

Barcelona double star is undoubtedly a strong contender for this year's Copa Awards. However, they may face strong challenges from Paris Saint-Germain's double stars João Neves and Desiré Duer. Neves and Douai both played key roles in Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League last season.

Real Madrid new player Dean Schieson performed well during his loan at Bournemouth and was shortlisted. Also shortlisted were Arsenal young player Miles Lewis Skelly and winger star Estewan who just joined Chelsea.

In addition, Lille midfielder Ayub Buadi, Porto forward Rodrigo Mora and Juventus player Kennan Ilditz, who has attracted much attention from many giants, also made it to the final shortlist.

Killian Mbappe was the first Kopa Award winner in 2018. Since then, Mattes de Ligt, Pedri, Garvey and Jude Bellingham have won the cups one after another, while Yamal has been successfully crowned last year.

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