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Dembélé Beats Yamal to Ballon d’Or Glory
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Dembélé Beats Yamal to Ballon d’Or Glory

Dembélé and Bonmatí take home Ballon d’Ors, PSG beaten in Le Classique, and Rooney reveals United’s secret weapon

Ousmane Dembélé was crowned the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner in Paris, beating Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to the men’s prize. In the women’s category, Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí made history by claiming her third consecutive Ballon d’Or. PSG’s Luis Enrique and England’s Sarina Wiegman won the coaching awards, while Lamine Yamal and Vicky López picked up the Kopa T…

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