Dubai witnessed an exceptional sporting evening on Sunday with the 2025 Globe Soccer Awards ceremony, an annual event that has become a focal point for football fans worldwide. On a night adorned with the colors of the French capital, Paris Saint-Germain dominated the podium, crowning their historic season with a sweep of major individual and team titles, thus confirming their status as a global football powerhouse.
Parisian dominance reflects European supremacy
The Parisian club's sweep of the awards was not a coincidence, but rather the culmination of an exceptional season in which the team led the continental podiums, winning the 2025 Champions League title. This field superiority was reflected in the decisions of the jury and the fans' vote, as the club won the "Best Men's Club" award, while the architect of this project, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, won the "Best Club President" award, in international recognition of the success of the club's sporting strategy.
On the technical side, Spaniard Luis Enrique was crowned “Best Coach” after leading his team to embrace European glory, while Luis Campos won the “Best Sporting Director” award, highlighting the integration between the technical and administrative management at the Parc des Princes.
Ousmane Dembélé... King of 2025
French star Ousmane Dembélé continues to make history, cementing his status as the number one player in world football this year. After winning the Ballon d'Or and FIFA's "The Best" award, Dembélé completed a "terrific individual hat-trick" by claiming the Globe Soccer Award for Best Men's Player. This accolade recognizes his crucial role in leading Paris Saint-Germain to domestic and continental titles, proving him the rightful heir to the throne of the game's legends.
List of winners of the Globe Soccer Awards 2025
The ceremony saw the distribution of numerous awards covering various aspects of the game, and the full list is as follows:
- Best Player (Men): Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain).
- Best player (women): Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona), who continues her remarkable performance in women's football.
- The best player in the Middle East: the legend Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr), who proves year after year the continuity of his performance in Saudi stadiums.
- Best club (men): Paris Saint-Germain.
- Best national team: Portugal.
- Best coach: Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain).
- Best Club President: Nasser Al-Khelaifi (Paris Saint-Germain).
- Best Sporting Director: Luis Campos (Paris Saint-Germain).
- Best player agent: Jorge Mendes.
- Best young player: Desiree Douet (Paris Saint-Germain).
- Best midfielder: Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain).
- Best striker: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- Maradona Award: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- Comeback Award: Paul Pogba (Monaco), in recognition of his strong return to the pitch.
- Globe Sports Award: Tennis star Novak Djokovic.
- Special award: Awarded in memory of the late Diogo Jota in a touching humanitarian gesture.
The ceremony concluded by reaffirming Dubai’s status as a preferred global destination for honoring innovators in the world of sports, as it brought together under one roof legends of the game and stars of the future, in a night that will remain etched in the memory of Paris Saint-Germain fans in particular.
