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THE BEST OF 2025: ANALYZING OUSMANE DEMBELE’S PSG TREBLE & BONMATI’S DOMINANCE.
Ousmane Dembele's historic UCL win and Bonmatí's treble dominance earned them The Best FIFA Football Awards. Analysis of the 2025 winners.
Ousmane Dembele won FIFA's The Best award after a great year with Paris Saint-Germain, where they picked up their first Champions League title and a domestic treble. Aitana Bonmati, the Barcelona and Spain midfielder, was also recognised in Doha, Qatar, for an awesome year. Her achievements include a domestic treble with her club and being named Player of the Tournament at Euro 2025.
Dembele Wins Again
Dembele finished the 2024-2025 season strong, adding the Best FIFA Men's Player award to his Ballon d'Or. This solidified his place as one of the best. The French forward was key in Paris Saint-Germain's historic run, securing the Ligue 1 title, the Coupe de France, and their first UEFA Champions League trophy. He also aided his team in achieving the Trophee des Champions and the Super Cup, for a total of five trophies in the 2024-2025 and the beginning of the 2025-2026 seasons.
With 35 goals and 16 assists, Dembele's play helped him edge out Barcelona's Lamine Yamal for the individual awards. Although Yamal, 18, had a super year himself, winning a domestic treble with Barcelona and Euro 2024 with Spain, which earned him the Kopa Trophy for best young player, Dembele's leadership in delivering PSG's first Champions League title made a difference in the voting. His comeback from an injury-prone player to a global star made his win a popular story.
Bonmati Dominates
Bonmati's 2024-2025 season confirmed her as a top player in women’s soccer, winning her third Ballon d’Or Féminin in a row. Despite a tough 1–0 loss to Arsenal in the Women's Champions League final, Bonmatí was named the season's best player for the third time, leading the competition with five assists and four goals.
At home, she led Barcelona to win all the Spanish titles, including the Liga F title, the Copa de la Reina, and the Supercopa de España Femenina. She also led Spain to the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 final, where she was named Player of the Tournament. She finished the year by being named the Best FIFA Women's Player for the third time in a row on December 16, 2025.
How FIFA Awards Work
The Best FIFA Football Awards for men and women are decided by votes from four groups in the soccer world. The votes are split evenly between national team coaches, national team captains, media from each area, and fans on the FIFA website. Each group accounts for 25 per cent of the vote. Voters pick their top three for each category, with five points for first place, three for second, and one for third. Captains and coaches can’t vote for themselves. The player or coach with the most points wins.
Challenges Ahead
Dembele is in contract talks with Paris Saint-Germain, looking for a new deal after winning the Ballon d'Or, while also dealing with injuries. He aims to aid PSG in defending their Champions League title and stay in shape for both club and country as they head into next year’s World Cup. Bonmatí is focused on recovering from leg surgery, which will keep her out for a few months. As she is committed to Barcelona with a long-term contract, she wants to come back strong for the end of the season to help her team win back the Women's Champions League title and keep winning at home.
€61 MILLION RULING: COURT SIDES WITH KYLIAN MBAPPE, DISMISSES PSG’S €440M CLAIM
A French court ordered PSG to pay Kylian Mbappe €61 million in unpaid wages and bonuses, including €55 million in salary. The court dismissed PSG’s massive €440 million counterclaim.
A French labor court ruled Tuesday that Paris Saint-Germain must pay their former forward, Kylian Mbappe, around €61 million ($71.8 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses.
Mbappe, the French captain who left PSG in June 2024 for Real Madrid, had sought over 260 million euros from his old club.
PSG, in turn, wanted Mbappe to pay them €440 million.
The court turned down Mbappe's claim that PSG used the wrong French legal classification for his contract.
The court explained that the €60-61 million figure includes €55 million in unpaid salary and about six million euros for holiday pay.
PSG, owned by Qatar, hasn't said if they will appeal.
Mbappe's lawyers said they were happy with the court's decision.
They added that it confirms that labor laws apply to everyone, even in professional football.
PSG based their €440 million claim partly on Mbappé's rejection of a €300 million transfer to Saudi club Al Hilal in June 2023.
Mbappe joined Real Madrid on a free transfer when his contract ended the following summer.
He stated he didn't agree in 2023 to give up any payments from the club.
Mbappe initially complained in June about how PSG treated him at the beginning of the 2023-24 season.
He argues that PSG sidelined him and made him train with players they were trying to sell after he refused a new contract.
This practice is common in France, which led the players' union to complain last year.
Mbappe wasn't invited to PSG's 2023 pre-season tour of Asia and missed the first game of the season. However, he was later brought back to the team after talks with the club.
After seven seasons with PSG, he joined Real Madrid, where his annual salary is reportedly 30 million euros.
Mbappe scored 256 goals in 308 games for PSG. The club won the Champions League for the first time last season after he left.
YOUTH RISING: NDJANTOU & DOUé GOALS SECURE PSG'S LIGUE 1 WINTER TOP SPOT
PSG secured a tight 3-2 win against Metz, relying on goals from youngsters Ndjantou and Doué to claim the top spot in Ligue 1 before the winter break, putting pressure on Lens.
Paris wrapped up their last league game of the year with a tight 3-2 victory over Metz, who sit at the bottom of the league. This win puts them at the top of Ligue 1 as they await Lens' game.
Goncalo Ramos and Quentin Ndjantou gave PSG a 2-0 lead. But Metz's Jessy Deminguet cut the lead in half just before halftime with a nice shot from outside the box.
After the break, PSG's Desire Doue scored, making it 3-1. Giorgi Tsitaishvili of Metz then fired in a rocket in the 81st minute to bring the score to 3-2, setting up a tense finish.
PSG's coach, Luis Enrique, missed Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, and Marquinhos due to injuries. Yet, young wingers Ibrahim Mbaye (17) and Ndjantou (18) showed their potential.
Mbaye and Ndjantou teamed up for PSG's second goal. Mbaye got past his defender and sent in a low cross from the left, which Ndjantou turned into his first senior goal.
Doue, who came on at halftime after recovering from a hamstring injury, scored a goal against Metz's goalie, Jonathan Fischer.
Mbaye almost scored but was stopped by the crossbar. Doue's attempt after that was saved.
Tsitaishvili's late goal was a highlight, but PSG managed to hold on for the win.
Lens can take back the top spot in Ligue 1 if they beat Nice on Sunday. Metz stays at the bottom of the league with 11 points after 16 games.
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