Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele beat Barcelona’s teen sensation Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or 2025 in Paris on Monday. The Catalan giants, however, managed to extend their domination on the top women’s award with star midfielder Aitana Bonmati winning the Ballon d’Or Feminin for the third consecutive year.
Dembele was the standout performer in an extraordinary season for Luis Enrique’s PSG, who thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich to win their maiden UEFA Champions League title on 1 June and finished runners-up at the FIFA Club World Cup the next month.
“I really don’t have the words. It was an incredible season with PSG,” said an emotional Dembele, who described Enrique as a “father” figure, on the stage. “It is an individual trophy but it was really the collective that won it.”
“The Ballon d’Or has not really been an objective for me in my career but I worked hard for the team to win the Champions League,” he added.
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