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Sport16 December 2025Archive brief

In association football, French and Paris Saint-Germain player Ousmane Dembélé is named the 2025 FIFA Men's Player of the Year

In association football, French and Paris Saint-Germain player Ousmane Dembélé is named the 2025 FIFA Men's Player of the Year.

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In association football, French and Paris Saint-Germain player Ousmane Dembélé is named the 2025 FIFA Men's Player of the Year.

The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to BBC News on 16 December 2025.

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