Ousmane Dembele, Aitana Bonmati named FIFA Awards' best players
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Doha: In addition to winning this year's Ballon d'Or for both men and women, Ousmane Dembele and Aitana Bonmati were voted the best players of 2025 at the FIFA awards on Tuesday.
Bonmati was a standout for Spain and Barcelona, while Dembele led Paris Saint-Germain to its first Champions League title victory.
The FIFA awards are voted on by national team captains, coaches, media and fans around the world.
Two European champions won the coaching awards: Sarina Wiegman led England to its second straight Women's Euros title in Switzerland — beating Spain in the final — and Luis Enrique led PSG to the Champions League and French titles.
The top four prizes had the same roll of honour as the Ballon d'Or awards presented in September in Paris, AP reported.
FIFA staged its annual Best Awards at a private dinner in Doha on the sidelines of PSG playing Flamengo — the newly crowned champion of South America — in the Intercontinental Cup game on Wednesday.
With PTI input