The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 nominees list: Ousmane Dembele, Lamine Yamal go head to head for soccer prize originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. FIFA holds its annual The Best awards ceremony in Doha on Tuesday, December 16.

Ousmane Dembélé was named the Best FIFA Men’s Player for 2025 on Tuesday evening, completing a prestigious awards double after scooping the Ballon d’Or in September.

Ousmane Dembele has landed a prestigious FIFA award after helping Paris Saint-Germain secure their first-ever Champions League title and a domestic Treble.

Usman Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain, France) stands tall as the world's best player in name and reality. Following the Ballon d'Or, he won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year Award.Dembele beat Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid,

Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele and Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati were honored at the FIFA awards in Doha. Dembele, recognized for his stellar season including a PSG Champions League win, shared the stage with Bonmati,

Dembele was able to attend the ceremony, as he was already in Qatar for Wednesday's Intercontinental Cup final where PSG take on Flamengo.