Immale obliges, 2025 does not include a euro or a World Cup on its calendar. Without a large competition between national selections, the Champions League will be decisive in the appointment of the next Ballon d'Or.
18 days before the final between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, Fußball Arena München, Germany, Ousmane Dembélé is a serious pretender to win the prestigious individual reward. According to bookmakers, the number 10 of the club in the capital would have 33% chance of succeeding Rodri in the charts.
Author of 25 goals since the start of the calendar year, Ousmane Dembélé has had the best season since the start of his career. The former FC Barcelona player could make a historic quadrupled at the end of this exercise 2024-2025 (Champions Trophy, League 1, Coupe de France and Champions League).
Ousmane Dembélé, Capello the Zappe totally
However, Fabien Capello would not even place him on the podium. “I would vote for Lamine Yamal for the Ballon d'Or. My votes would be: Vinicius, Mbappé and, first, Lamine Yamal »said the former AC Milan coach, quoted by El Partidazo de Cope.
As a reminder, three criteria are retained by the organizers for obtaining the award awarded to the best footballer of the year. It is the individual performance, the charts and the fair play as well as the positive attitude of the player. One hundred journalists from a hundred different countries, representing the first hundred countries in the FIFA classification, participate in the vote.
