{"id":450447,"date":"2025-12-15T16:33:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/15\/dembele-leads-race-to-win-2025-fifa-best-award\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:33:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:33:40","slug":"dembele-leads-race-to-win-2025-fifa-best-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/15\/dembele-leads-race-to-win-2025-fifa-best-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 leads race to win 2025 FIFA Best award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">PSG forward, Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 is expected to be crowned as the FIFA Best Men\u2019s Player of 2025 ahead of the awards ceremony on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in Doha.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris Saint-Germain winger enters the event as the standout candidate following a season defined by team success and consistent performances at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>The French international\u2019s position as frontrunner follows his Ballon d\u2019Or triumph earlier in 2025. Unlike the Ballon d\u2019Or, which is voted by journalists, FIFA\u2019s Best award combines votes from national team coaches, captains and selected media representatives.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024\/2025 season, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 played a leading role under PSG head coach Luis Enrique as the club secured a historic treble.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana to face Germany in pre-World Cup friendly   <\/p>\n<p>Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 made 55 appearances across all competitions, scoring 11 goals and providing 14 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Other players, including Barcelona\u2019s Lamine Yamal and Brazil winger Raphinha, are also in contention for the award. <\/p>\n<p>FKA\/JE<\/p>\n<p><b>Ghanaian teaching assistant who survived Brown University mass shooting speaks:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twi_news\">TWI NEWS<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"vMM73kulINY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghanaian teaching assistant who survived Brown University mass shooting speaks\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMM73kulINY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSG forward, Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 is expected to be crowned as the FIFA Best Men\u2019s Player of 2025 ahead of the awards ceremony on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in Doha. 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