How Ousmane Dembele and Aitana Bonmati won top 2025 Ballon d’Or awards at Paris ceremony

Dembele beat Yamal to the top men’s prize while Bonmati became the first player to win the women’s award for a third time

‘The Club I Always Dreamed Of’—Ousmane Dembele Remembers Barcelona, Lionel Messi in Ballon d’Or Speech

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal came in second in the 2025 Ballon d’Or voting. Many believed the teenager’s dazzling performances en route to winning a domestic treble would be enough to make him the youngest Ballon d’Or winner in history. The upset wasn’t to be, instead, the winner is a former Barcelona player.

'This is the Ballon d'Or of all of Africa': Ousmane Dembele's mother wants to parade trophy around continent

Dembele won the Ballon d'Or on Monday, a reward for playing a central role in Paris Saint-Germain's treble-winning season

How Dembele won the Ballon d’Or. Plus: 145 human rights complaints at Club World Cup

From 'serious mistake' to Dembele's Ballon d'Or win. Plus: Breaking down the complaints made at the Club World Cup.

Ballon d'or: the fruit that propelled Ousmane Dembélé to the top

In an interview with Marca, the player admitted he could never go without bananas. According to specialists cited by the Spanish daily, this fruit packs everything an elite footballer needs: roughly
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2025 Ballon d’Or voting results revealed: How close were Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal? How many points did Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappe receive?

The official voting breakdown for the 2025 Ballon d’Or has now been revealed, finally showing how Dembele, Lamine Yamal, Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappe, and the other superstars fared in the ballots.
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