Ballon d’Or 2025: PSG’s Ousmane Dembele favourite to win top prize with Lionesses in mix for women’s awards | Football News

Paris Saint -Germain striker, Osani Dembele is the favorite of the clear betting makers to win the first Ballon d’R’R when the ceremony takes place on Monday evening – although the UEFA Champions League winner will not be to capture the award if he succeeds.

The 28 -year -old made 43 contributions to 44 Ligue 1 and the Champions League games last season, where PSG won both competitions as part of a historical trilogy that also included a coupe de France.

However, Dembe will will be in service for the commercial parties in Ligue 1 with Marseille on Monday evening, after the match was returned from Sunday due to heavy rains and thunderstorms in southern France.

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe – Who was also nominated for the award – supporting his international colleague in France to win the award in Paris, and told the French broadcaster Telefoot: “If it is up to me, I will hand him over to his home.”

Barcelona teenage star Lamamal Yamal It is the closest competition Dembele, according to the betting makers.

The 18 -year -old was effective in his dual team, as he achieved 18 goals and 25 assists in all competitions, as Barcelona Laliga and Copa Del Rey won.

The winner of Spain EURO 2024 is the best opportunity for Barcelona to raise the prize for the thirteenth time, despite his teammate Ravenna It was also nominated.

Treble PSG winners provide the largest part of the thirty candidates, with nine of the Luis Enrique team to disrupt the brief list, including the Portuguese Country League trio Vitinhaand Nuno Mendes and Joao Nevis.

The best challenge for the Premier League this year’s prize comes from the Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian striker, who won the Best Men’s Award in PFA, was the best scorer in the Premier League last season with 29 goals, and he also presented the largest pass (18) to help Liverpool win the title.

The winner last year is a balloon or the winner Rodri He was not nominated because Manchester City midfielder missed most of the last season to recover from a knee injury.

There are five British candidates for the Best Award this year, with England Rice Deklanand Jude Bellinghamand Cole Palmer and Harry Kane Join Scotland Scott Macomai On the brief list.

Napoli midfielder McTominay is the first Scott to be nominated since Macest’s ally in 1987 and will become the second winning of the award after Dennis Lu in 1964.

The 28 -year -old won the award for the best player in the first division last season, as it helped Napoli win the title. He scored 12 goals and six passes in his first campaign in the club after the transfer of 25.2 million pounds from Manchester United.

Wsl stars in Ballon d’or women

In the wake of the success of Lioneses’ Euro in the summer, five of the Ballon D’or Ladies, which will also be awarded on Monday.

captain Lea WilliamsonA shooting hero Chloe KellyAnd the final goal Alicia Rousseau They are among the seven arsenal candidates.

Chelsea duo Lucy bronze and Hana Hampton They are the other euro winners in running. The latter hopes to win her championships in her final victory over Spain with the Yashin Ladies Award for Best goalkeeper.

Other Wsl hopes in the Ballon D’or game includes Chelsea’s Sandy Baltimore And the Wsl player for this year Mariona Caldineti From Arsenal.

The midfielder in Barcelona, ​​Spain and 2025 championship player, Aitana BonmatiIt aims to win the award for the third year in a row.

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Assad’s director Sarina and Yumman We hope that you will see her victory in the third consecutive European Championship gives her the Johan Cruyff Cup for the best coach.

The main decisive brands in England were to win the first foreign territory championship in Switzerland.

She faces competition from her Dutch colleague Rene SlegsWho directed Arsenal to their second Champions League.

Chelsea director Sonia Bombastor She also has a strong opportunity to pick up the prize, as French directed her side to three times in her first season.

Paris Saint -Germain coach Luis Enrique It will definitely win the men’s award in the aftermath of the second Treble for the Spanish car.

Elsewhere, Arsenal defender Miles Lewis-Skili He was nominated for the KOPA Cup for men, granted to the best player under 21 years old.

However, he faces competition from PSG Duo Du desire Neves, and last year winner Yamal.

There is a representation of England in the women’s category as the best young player in Europe 2025 in the championship, Michelle AjmangIt can pick up another honor.

And in the Yashin Cup for men, the winner twice Emiliano Martinez Aston Villa was nominated alongside the New Man City goalkeeper Gianluigi DonnarmmaLiverpool Alison BakerArsenal David Raya Nutingham Forest Matz Sils.