The gratin of world football has an appointment on September 22. In now on less than four weeks, the traditional Ballon d'Or will be held, organized by France Football. The name of the winner of the Ballon d'Or will then be formalized, as well as those of the winners of the other trophies involved, including the Lev Yachine Trophy rewarding the best goalkeeper or the Raymond Kopa trophy awarded to the best young.
And now, the games are made! The votes have been closed since Monday and the ballot therefore returned its verdict, known to only a few privileged in France Football. No less than 100 journalists, with a representative for each country of the Top 100 in the FIFA ranking, had been invited to designate their top 10 of the 2024-2025 season, the first being awarded 15 points, the second 12 points, the third 10 points, the 4the 8 points, the 5the 7 points … until the 10th which pays only one point.
Three hierarchical criteria must be taken into account by the voters of the Ballon d'Or: individual performance and their decisive character, the collective aspect and the trophies won and finally the class and the fair play.
Ousmane Dembélé Big favorite
Author of 35 goals and 16 assists during the season and first craftsman of the golden season delivered by PSG, winner of the Champions League, the European Super Cup, Ligue 1, the French Cup and the Champions Trophy, Ousmane Dembélé is a big favorite in front of Lamine Yamal. A status that the person concerned assumes.
“After a season like this-four titles, goals, assists-it is normal to be considered one of the favorites for this price”, he said in the columns of Fourfourtwo, adding to the Ballon d'Or: “For an individual trophy, there is nothing better for a footballer. It is the Saint-Graal of football. When we see all the legends that won it, it's exceptional. »»
