Ousmane Dembélé was Named World Footballer of the Year for the First Time in Paris On Monday. The Frenchman Beat Lamine Yamal in the Théâtre du Châtelet. Aitana Bonmatí won for the third year in a row in the Women’s category.
The 28-year-old Dembélé won the Champions League with Paris-Saint Germain Last Season. The Forward also won the National Title with the Parisians, Conquered the European Super Cup and won the French Cup Tourpe de France.
The Golden Ball Considers Performances from August 2024 to July 2025. Last Season, Dembélé Scored 21 Goals in 29 Games. This made him the joint top scorer in Ligue 1. Dembélé was also Named Player of the Year by Both the French Ligue 1 and the Champions League.
Dembélé is Currently on the Sidelines at PSG with an Injury. He Sustained a Hamstring Injury Earlier This Month Duration an International Match for France. Dembélé is not expected to be available for the French top club Until October.
Dembélé Succeeds Rodri and is the fifth Frenchman ever to win the ballon d’Or. Raymond Kopa was The First in 1958. Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin and Zinédine Zidane Followed Him. Midfielder Platini won The Prestigious Award No Fewer Than Three Times.
Yamal Did Not Go Home Empty-Handed. The Eighteen-Year-old Talent from FC Barcelona won The Kopa Trophy, The Award for the Best Talent. Yamal is the First Player to Prolong This Title. Gianluigi Donnarumma was Voted Best goalkeeper.
Bolmatí took her third golden ball home. The Midfielder Reached the Final Of The Champions League with FC Barcelona. They Lost to Arsenal.
The 27-year-old Bonmatí Impressed at the European Championships Last Summer. Just before the Final Tournament in Switzerland, She Ended Up in Hospital with Viral meningitis. Bonmatí Neverberness Managed to Reach the European Championship and Even Put Her Stamp on the Spanish Team, with which She Lost the Final Against England.
The Award for Best Talent, As With The Men, Went to a Player from FC Barcelona. The Nineteen-Year-old Vicky López won and was thus chosen above, Among Others, Wieke Kaptein. The Twenty-Year-Old Orange International was on the shortlist of Five Players. Arsenal goalkeeper Daphne from Domselaar also missed out on an award. Hannah Hampton (Chelsea) was chosen as best goalkeeper.
Van Domselaar was Still Allowed on Stage, because Arsenal was Named Best Team. Trainer Renée Slegers’ team won the Champions League last year by winning 1-0 in the Final Against FC Barcelona. It was the second time in the club’s history that Arsenal won the Champions League. In Addition to Van Domselaar, Victoria Pelova also plays for Arsenal. She was not present at the Golden Ball Gala in Paris.