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Ballon d’Or 2025 will be presented by Ronaldinho in Paris.
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PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé enters as a frontrunner after a treble-winning season.
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Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, a record-breaking teenager, is his main rival for the prize.
Ballon d’Or night in Paris takes on extra sparkle as Ronaldinho is set to present the 2025 award at the Théâtre du Châtelet on Monday, September 22.
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Reports say France Football’s most prestigious individual honour will be handed over by the Brazilian maestro, and although organisers have not yet confirmed the detail, excitement is building among fans worldwide.
Two players who possess Ronaldinho’s style, Ousmane Dembélé of PSG and Barcelona’s 18-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal, are expected to engage in a dramatic duel at this year’s Ballon d’Or.
Yamal played a starring role in Barcelona’s domestic treble and won the LALIGA EA SPORTS Best Under-23 Player award after a breakout season.
He finished with 18 goals and 21 assists, became the youngest player to score in a Clásico and reached 100 appearances for the club faster than anyone before.
Moreover, he helped Spain to a record-breaking European Championship run, which adds weight to his Ballon d’Or case.
Under Luis Enrique, the Frenchman had a redemption season, leading PSG to their first Champions League win and a historic treble with 32 goals and eight assists.
If Dembélé wins the Ballon d’Or, many will point to his goals, trophies and consistency as decisive.
PSG Sporting Director Luis Campos has publicly backed his forward, insisting,
“If his name were Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, there would be no discussion.”
“it suggests a failure on the part of the voters.” – he added.
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Even Ronaldinho has praised Dembélé’s game:
“I don’t like to compare much. I mainly look at my old teams and those that are still in the Champions League. There’s Ousmane Dembélé at PSG. I like him a lot. He has a slightly Brazilian style! He’s disconcerting, he invents, he provokes. He’s often unreadable and, what’s more, he scores a lot of goals. He’s revealing himself, bursting into a different role than he did at PSG last year or at Barcelona.”
Dembélé’s trophy-filled comeback and Yamal’s teenage genius make two strong arguments for why the 2025 Ballon d’Or might be one of the most fiercely fought in recent memory.
Consequently, whoever lifts the trophy on September 22 will not only claim football’s top individual prize but also shape the narrative about who leads the next era of the game.
