Dembele Wins 2025 FIFA Best Men's Player Award

Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germain and France claimed the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2025 on Tuesday evening, capping a standout season that propelled his club to a historic treble. The ceremony took place in Doha, Qatar, where the 28-year-old forward edged out Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe in a vote by national team coaches, captains, journalists and fans.

Dembele amassed 50 points to secure the honor, surpassing Yamal's 39 and Mbappe's 35. The award covered performances from August 11, 2024, to August 2, 2025, with each voting group contributing 25 percent of the total. Voters ranked their top three players, awarding five points for first place, three for second and one for third. Dembele's victory marks the first time a French player has won since the award's inception in 2016, succeeding last year's recipient, Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid.

The forward's contributions were instrumental in PSG's triumphs, including their first UEFA Champions League title with a victory over Inter Milan in the final, alongside Ligue 1 and Coupe de France crowns. In 53 appearances across all competitions, Dembele scored 35 goals and provided 16 assists,...