It will not be allocated until September 22, during the ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris), but the Ballon d'Or 2025 is already aroused passionate debates. Especially since a French player, Ousmane Dembélé, is one of the two main contenders for obtaining this prestigious individual reward.
Asked at a press conference on this Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo announced the color. “The one who should win the Ballon d'Or is a player who won the Champions League”said the Portuguese international, on the eve of the final of the League of Nations which will oppose its selection to Spain.
Sunday, the five -time golden ball will therefore cross the road to the other big pretender. “Lamine Yamal has great potentialhe judges about the Iberian prodigy. If he continues like that, he will win it in two, three or four years. He, (Kylian) Mbappé, (Ousmane) Dembélé, Vitinha and other Spanish players who emerge. »»
Cristiano Ronaldo, a disenchantment towards the Ballon d'Or
However, CR7 tempers the value that such a trophy can represent today. “I don't believe it anymore a lot because I know what's going on behind the scenesunderlines the 40 -year -old striker. As I told you recently: I find that this award has lost value. »»
At the end of 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo had openly criticized the verdict of the Ballon d'Or, in Dubai, on the occasion of the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony. He had been given to Rodri while Vinicius Jr. was announced as the big favorite.
