Time goes and in a little more than three months, the name of the Ballon d'Or 2025 will be revealed. Pending the ceremony set for September 22, the indecision still seems to be. Authors of a great season with PSG and FC Barcelona, Ousmane Dembélé and Lamine Yamal are one step ahead of other competitors. Former Real Madrid, Guti chose for whom he would have voted.
Questioned by Marca, the one who is now a consultant in the program El Chiringuito First gave its global point of view on the Ballon d'Or. “I don't really like this award. I don't know what they are based on. Sometimes they award titles, sometimes not. We should judge on statistics, assists, goals, key moments. »»
Then Guti still decided and revealed the name of the player to whom he would have given his voice if he had been part of the panel of voters. “If it's on the season, maybe (Ousmane) Dembélé, even if I think there are better players. »» Discreet until the month of October-November, the tricolor international then passed into another dimension scoring thirty-three goals in forty-nine matches, all competitions combined, without forgetting his fifteen assists.
Three main criteria for the Golden Ball 2025
Its main competitor for the individual trophy, Lamine Yamal, was not outdone. Eighteen goals and twenty-five assists in fifty-five games, but above all a huge impact on the game of FC Barcelona throughout the season. Decision the two men promises to be very complicated for those who will have to make a choice.
As for the three main criteria in the allocation of the Ballon d'Or, the regulations first evoke the “individual performance and decisive and impressive character (individual statistics, ability to impact a match, dribbles, etc.)”. Collective performances and prize list (trophies won in club and selection) represent the second criterion. The last brings together the “class and fair play”.
