The choice of the highest individual award is already beginning to generate expectation and there are candidates who bite in a tip.
After closing a season in Europe marked by changes in the formats and big surprises, The debate by the 2025 Golden Ball began to take shape and the historical consecration of the PSG in the Champions League seems to clear the panoramaalthough there are many candidates. Know each one.
Despite not scoring in 5-0 against Inter in Munich, The favorite to the award is Ousmane Dembéléwho was decisive in the French team tour. Luis Enrique put all his confidence in him since the beginning of the season and His performance was key to being champion of France and mainly from Europefor the first time in history, with 33 goals and 15 assists in 49 games.
The Spanish DT gave him the fundamental role of being the first line of defense and pressing at the rivals departurehis commitment to the team was fruits and was also the top scorer. “I would give the Golden Ball to Dembélé for his defense, that is why he is leading a team. The Golden Ball deserves without any doubt, not only for the titles or the goals. (…) Have you seen how he presses? He names a number nine in Europe that press like this,”Luis Enrique said after the win to the Italian team in the Champions League final.
Behind, and according to a ranking made by Goalappears Lamine Yamal. The young promise of Barcelona surprised with its maturity and imbalance in the first team, although its scoring presence is not as surprising as that of French (15 goals in 51 games), It is dispatched with 24 assistance and key performances in difficult matches, as at the Cruces against Real Madrid and in each Champions key.
Another name of Barcelona that appears is that of Raphinhathe Brazilian was chosen as The best player in the League in Spainholds 34 goals y 25 assists in 57 partiesand while a priori their numbers seem better than those of Dembélé, The title of European champion has a decisive weight in the election.
Ranking of candidates to win the Golden Ball according to Goal
- Ousmane Dembélé – PSG – France
- Lamine Yamal – Barcelona – Spain
- Raphinha – Barcelona – Brazil
- Mohamed is wrong – Liverpool – Egypt
- Kylian Mbappé – Real Madrid – France
- Desired – PSG – France
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – PSG – Georgia
- Achraf Hakimi – PSG – Morocco
- Pedri – Barcelona – Spain
- Harry Kane – Bayern Munich – England
When is the ceremony and how the Golden Ball is chosen
The 2025 Golden Ball ceremony will be held next Monday, September 22 In Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, where France Football announces every year to the owner of the trophy that distinguishes the best player of the calendar year. Rodri won the award in 2024while Lionel Messi won it on three recent opportunities: 2019, 2021 and 2023. Karim Benzema completed the list with his consecration in 2022.
Since 2016, a panel composed of 180 journalists – one for each country, with Kique Wolff representing Argentina– Choose your five favorite players, in order of merit. The score is distributed as follows: the first receives 6 points, the second 4, third 3, fourth 2 and fifth, 1.
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