"We asked 127 people in total, including players, coaches and journalists from all over the globe to create our definitive list for the year. We asked the judges to choose 40 names each and rank their selection in order from 1-40, No 1 being their choice of the best player. The No 1 choice of each judge was awarded 40 points, No 2 given 39pts, down to 1pt for their No 40 choice."
"All the votes were added together to give a raw score. To minimise the influence of outliers in the list, the highest score awarded to a player was then deducted to give a final score. To allow our judges the freedom to express their opinions without fear or favour, individual voting records are anonymised in the full breakdown of scores. Voters are identified only by their category and a number chosen at random."
"For full transparancy you can see a breakdown of all the 104,140 votes here. This is your chance to see how many points separated Chloe Kelly in 11th from Caroline Graham Hansen in 12th and how many judges voted for Lia Walti, who finished just outside the list in 101st."
Aitana Bonmati was voted the best female footballer in the world for 2025 by the Guardian's panel of experts. A total of 127 judges, including players, coaches and journalists from around the globe, each submitted ranked lists of 40 players. Points were awarded 40 for a No 1 down to 1 for No 40, and all votes were summed to produce a raw score. To reduce outlier influence, the highest score for each player was deducted to create a final score. Individual votes are anonymised; voters are identified only by category and a random number. A searchable archive records all 104,140 votes and the top 100 since the Guardian partnered with the Offside Rule podcast.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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