Spanish media "Marca" launched the selection of top 100 stars in the world football in the 24/25 season. The 18-year-old Yamal was elected as the best player of the season, beating Dembele and Vitinia with more than 200 points to win the award.
In this selection, Yamal won the award with a total score of 3310, far ahead of Dembele with 3100 points and Vitinia with 2732 points. According to Marca, the jury consists of 133 expert judges, including Marca's journalists, journalists from Spanish media and media around the world, former players and coaches. The scoring rules are that each judge selects the top 10 of the 100 candidate players, including the first 30 points, the second 25 points, the third 23 points, the fourth 22 points, and the fifth 21 points.
Marca said that the 100-person shortlist was determined before the start of the Club World Cup and the voting was started, but many judges submitted their votes only during the Club World Cup or after the event ended. Although Yamal missed the Club World Cup, he still defeated Dembele, who entered the finals by 210 points.
