Among the strongest candidates, the two most prominent are Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembele. These are all players who have left a strong impression on both the club and national team level in the past season.
Yamal is seen as a source of inspiration in Barcelona's domestic treble journey. The Spanish star has scored 21 goals and had 26 assists in 55 matches, helping Barca have a season that is considered a success.
Not only did he shine in the domestic arena, this young talent also impressed in the Champions League with 5 goals and 4 assists, contributing to bringing Barca to the semi-finals before stopping against Inter Milan.
With Dembele, the French player has just had a successful season with PSG when completing his treble, including his first Champions League title in his career.
37 goals and 16 assists in 53 appearances are clear evidence of the 1997-born star's influence at PSG.
The winner of the Ballon d'Or will be determined by the votes of 100 journalists from 100 countries in the top 100 on the FIFA rankings. Each country has only one representative journalist participating in the vote.
In addition to the 2025 Men's Golden Ball category, the organizing committee also announced other awards including: 2025 Women's Golden Ball, Best Men's Club, Best Women's Club, Men's Team Coach, Women's Team Coach, Goalkeeper of the Year (Yashin Trophy) and Young Player of the Year (Kopa Trophy).
The 2025 Ballon d'Or award ceremony, taking place at 0:00 am on September 23 (Vietnam time), will be broadcast live on FPT Play.
Link to watch the 2025 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony live:
https://fptplay.vn/su-kien/le-trao-giai-ballon-dor-2025-68d093ed0eab88dd551fe849?event=event&type=highlight
