Paris Saint-Germain and French national team striker Ousmane Dembélé won on Tuesday the «The Best» award presented by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) for the best player in the world during the year 2025, at the ceremony hosted by the Qatari capital, Doha, for the second year in a row.Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the World Player of the Year award for the third time in a row, while the Best Coach award went to Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique and the Best Coach award went to Sarina Feichmann.Dembele (28 years old) played a prominent role in Saint-Germain winning the Champions League title for the first time in its history, following a 5-0 victory over Inter Milan in the final.Dembele scored 35 goals last season in all competitions, including 21 goals in the French League, and topped the list of his top scorers.Bonmati, the best player in the Women's Champions League, won the «The Best» award for the third time in a row after winning the Ballon d'Or this year for the third time in a row.Bonmati helped Barcelona win...
He won the domestic treble and reached the Champions League final, and also reached the final of the 2025 European Championship with the Spanish national team.
Luis Enrique won the «The Best» award after leading Saint-Germain to a historic achievement, as he achieved his first Champions League title with them, in addition to local dominance by winning the French League, the French Cup, and the Super Cup.
Under his leadership, Saint-Germain reached the Club World Cup final after a strong run that included two notable victories over Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Dutchwoman Wechmann won the award for best women's football coach for the fifth time in her career, setting a new record.
«FIFA» stated that this coronation came after adding a new great achievement to its track record, as Wechmann led the England national team to win the 2025 European Women's Championship title, after defeating the title holder Spain on penalties in an exciting final.
Wechmann became the first female coach to win three European Women's Championship titles.
Fichmann previously won the award in 2017, 2020, 2022 and 2023.
