After another gripping year of women’s football we are ready to launch our list of the best 100 female footballers in the world in 2025. Our biggest ever panel includes familiar faces such as the outgoing Kansas City Current head coach Vlatko Andonovski, the new OL Lyonnes head coach, Jonatan Giráldez, and Australia’s Joe Montemurro. Photograph: Pakawich Damrongkiattisak/Fifa/Getty ImagesMercy Akide Former Nigeria international who won three Afcons and played at three World Cups. after newsletter promotionCoaches and technical staffView image in fullscreen Johanna Almgren is the Sweden assistant coach. Photograph: Sipa US/AlamyJohanna Almgren Kristianstad head coach and Sweden assistant head coachVlatko Andonovski Former USWNT, Reign FC and Kansas City Current head coachJosé Barcala Bayern Munich head coachBen Bate Auckland United head coachLeah Blayney Japan assistant coachShilene Booysen Fifa technical expert and former Wadi Degla head coach and assistant coach for South AfricaLisa Cole USA assistant coach and former Zambia assistant coachSabrina Eckhoff Union Berlin assistant head coachFábio Fukumoto Paraguay head coachJonathan Giráldez OL Lyonnes head coachMasaki Hemmi Lexingon SC head coachMartin Ho Tottenham Hotspur head coachLouis Hunt San Diego State University coach; formerly an assistant coach for San Diego WaveToña Is Panama head coach and formerly Pachuca and Spain Under-17 head coach, as well as a former Spain internationalAna Junyent Badalona head coachStephan Lerch Wolfsburg head coachDimitri Lipoff Al Ahly head coachPedro López Mexico head coachPedro Martínez Losa Tigres UANL head coachMaren Meinert Germany assistant head coach.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2025 11:31 UTC