The two winners for the best goals of 2025 were announced on Wednesday as FIFA’s Puskás and Marta awards were given out.

The Puskás award is given to the best goal scored by a men’s player in a calendar year, while the Marta award goes to the women’s player with the best finish. Let’s meet our 2025 winners.

Best goals of 2025 winners

On the men’s side the Puskás award winner was revealed to be Independiente’s Santiago Montiel. The 25-year-old netted an insane game-winner during a playoff match in Argentina.

Neymar accomplished a feat more akin to folklore on Wednesday as he scored a hat-trick in Santos’ 3-0 victory against Juventude which might’ve saved his boyhood club from relegation.

The 33-year-old Brazilian icon has been playing injured with a meniscus problem that will require surgery. Despite being told by doctors not to play, Neymar is refusing to see Santos get relegated and is playing through the pain for the final games of the season.

Mexico's generational talent also disappeared before our eyes.

During the match against Mexico on Saturday night, 17-year-old midfielder Gilberto Mora came on as a substitute and was nearly wiped out in a shocking studs-up tackle by Nández — when the ball wasn’t seriously 'in play.' Rather than a welcome to senior international soccer, it was a brutal initiation.

When it comes to the world’s most popular sport, most of the globe agrees on one thing: it’s called football. But not every country is on the same page.

While the United States and Canada often get singled out for calling the game soccer, they’re not as alone as many think.

Here’s a look at 10 countries that use the term soccer—either officially, colloquially, or in common usage—showing that it’s not just North America going against the grain.

June 12 (Reuters) - Boca Juniors defender Ayrton Costa will miss the Club World Cup after being denied a visa to enter the United States due to a criminal complaint against him in his native Argentina, the club confirmed on Thursday.

In 2023, Costa accepted a probationary sentence to avoid trial for an aggravated robbery in 2018, which U.S. officials ruled that he is still serving.

Mexico's Club León will not participate in this year's Club World Cup after losing their appeal on Tuesday having been removed from the tournament by FIFA due to an ownership rule breach.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the appeal by León who had qualified by winning the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2023.

"This is the greatest damage done to a team that has always competed with humility and honesty," Leon said in a statement.

BUENOS AIRES, April 27 (Reuters) - River Plate secured a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Boca Juniors in a tense 'Superclasico' in Argentina's Primera Division Apertura competition on Sunday to claim bragging rights over their arch rivals.

A record crowd of over 85,000 fans packed into the recently expanded Mas Monumental stadium, creating a cauldron of noise following a minute's silence for Pope Francis, who died last week.

Watch: Franco Mastantuono free kick vs. Boca Juniors