Overview

• Ousmane Dembélé capped a 35-goal season by leading PSG to Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and a first Champions League title, securing the men’s award.
• Lamine Yamal, 18, made history by winning a second straight Kopa Trophy and finished runner-up after a 2024–25 campaign of 18 goals and 25 assists in Barcelona’s domestic treble.
• France Football director Vincent Garcia said Dembélé won by a wide margin across regions, with the full ballot breakdown due to be published in the magazine.
• Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi publicly congratulated Dembélé, while Yamal hugged the winner on stage and posted a message praising his season and celebrating his own Kopa award.
• Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, criticized the result on Spanish TV as “moral damage,” even as broader coverage highlighted Yamal’s composure and long-term prospects.