Ousmane Dembélé received the FIFA-The Best 2025 trophy this evening. He is ahead of Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé, becoming the first Frenchman to win this individual title. This new consecration, after the Ballon d’Or last September, is the reward for the formidable season accomplished by the Parisian, both individually and collectively. Unlike the trophy organized by France Football, the voting system is intended to be more inclusive by allowing fans from around the world to slip their ballot into the ballot box, in the same way as men’s team coaches from around the world, captains, and specialized journalists.
Each of these 4 categories represented 25% of the votes, regardless of the number of voters. The scale was as follows: 5 points for first place, 3 points for second, 1 point for third. FIFA has decided to reveal the list of votes attributed to each of the 11 finalists by the coaches, selection captains and the media. Everything is available on the website of the instance. These are the first two categories that interest us. They allow you to see the vote of Didier Deschamps for example. He chose his two protégés Ousmane Dembélé as first choice, then Kylian Mbappé, and voted Hakimi in 3rd place.
Hakimi prefers Mbappé to Dembélé
The Moroccan captain has also placed… Kylian Mbappé as first choice, his great friend. Dembélé, his teammate at PSG comes in 2nd place and Raphinha in 3rd. It should be noted that no captain of the France team voted, according to the list communicated by FIFA. Marquinhos, captain of Brazil, placed Dembélé in one, Raphinha in two and Hakimi in 3, while his coach Carlo Ancelotti voted for the same podium, with Mbappé in 3rd place however. Lamine Yamal’s Spain was divided to defend its interests. If Unai Simon put the Barcelona prodigy in number one, ahead of Pedri and Nuno Mendes, this is not the case for his coach. Luis De La Fuente chose Pedri first, then Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé.
Portugal has decided to side with its representatives. Bernardo Silva, the captain appointed by FIFA (and not Cristiano Ronaldo), favored Vitinha, Nuno Mendes and Dembélé. Roberto Martinez named the same trio, except that Lamine Yamal took 3rd place. Leo Messi voted in favor of Dembélé, Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, when Scaloni highlighted Mbappé, Pedri and Lamine Yamal. Luka Modric favored a player in his position by voting for Vitinha in one, Dembélé in two, and Lamine Yamal in 3, forgetting his former Real Madrid teammate, Kylian Mbappé. Donnarumma, the Italian captain, rewarded his former partners by betting on Dembélé and Hakimi, then Lamine Yamal in 3rd position. Finally, Riyad Marhez chose Dembélé, Hakimi and Mbappé, while Salah, who was finalist, chose a different order with Hakimi, Dembélé then Mbappé.
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