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FIFA Best Awards 2025: Ousmane Dembele, Aitana Bonmati clinch the prestigious individual awards

Dembele earned the men’s award with 51 goal contributions in PSG’s treble-winning season; Bonmati won her third consecutive women’s player award.

  • Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatí headlined The Best FIFA Football Awards in Doha on Tuesday, winning best men's and women's player respectively.
  • The Best FIFA voting system divides into four voting sections each contributing 25 per cent, with national team captains, national team coaches, media and fans selecting top performers.
  • With 51 goal contributions in 53 games, Dembélé led PSG to a treble including the UEFA Champions League, finishing ahead of Lamine Yamal, Barcelona, and Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid.
  • Coaching and XI honours went to Luis Enrique, PSG manager, named Best Men's Coach, Gianluigi Donnarumma and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, while six PSG players made the Men's XI.
  • Selection choices sparked debate as only two English Premier League players featured, while Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Jude Bellingham were selected from La Liga and six Barcelona players appeared in the Best Women's 11.
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Ousmane Dembélé crowns his dream year: The attacker of Champions League winner Paris St. Germain is voted World Footballer 2025 in Doha. Also known names are awarded among women and coaches.

·Bonn, Germany
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Frenchman Ousmane Dembélé won the Best FIFA Prize with 50 points, beating in 11 the Spanish FC Barcelona striker, Lamine Yamal and in 15 the French attacker of Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé. The player of Paris Saint-Germain, who a few months ago also conquered the Golden Ball, obtained 547 points from the national pickers, 691 points from the captains of the selections, 696 from the journalists and 714,398 from the fans. Each of the voters gives fi…

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The French striker of Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane Dembele, was declared the winner of the prestigious “FIFA The Best” award as the best player of the year.Dembele has accumulated 50 points, 11 more than the Spanish talent of Barcelona, Lamine Yamal and 15 points ahead of his compatriot Kylian Mbappe, now part of Real Madame This award, shared by FIFA, evaluates the best player of the season taking into account individual performances, team succ…

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The Best FIFA 2025 awards gala, held in Doha, left Paris Saint-Germain (champion champion) as the big winner in addition to Lizbeth Ovalle's ‘scorpion’ goal, recognized as the best of the year for women's football.The ceremony, organized by FIFA on the eve of the final of the Intercontinental Cup, brought together the protagonists of a season that had already marked a trend in the Gold Ball 2025.Although Mexico had a presence in other nomination…

·Mexico
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ESPN UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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