The verdict is imminent. Next September 22 at the Théâtre du Châtelet, in Paris, will be revealed the identity of the Ballons d'Or 2025, among other individual and collective distinctions. With the gentlemen for favorites in particular the Parisian Ousmane Dembélé and the Barcelona Lamine Yamal.
Two weeks before the event, information leaked this Monday as to the organization of the ceremony, the 69e of the name with regard to the attribution of the precious golden sphere. Will then be hard at work to animate the debates two well -known personalities in the middle of the round ball: Ruud Gullit and Kate Scott.
Naturally, the winner of the Ballon d'Or 1987 is no longer present. The double winner of the Champions League with AC Milan that is Ruud Gullit. Alongside the LĂ©gende Batave will be held the journalist Kate Scott, recognized internationally for her animation of C1 evenings on CBS Sports accompanied by a certain Thierry Henry in particular.
Golden ball, an extended voting range
In addition to this information, this Monday, September 8, also coincides with the official closure of votes. Late it is true. Initially, the major voters selected – 100 international journalists from the first 100 countries in the world ranking established by FIFA – had to be able to express themselves until August 31. But an additional period has been granted to them.
The 30 finalists were not released until August 7, after an extended season, the parenthesis of which was hardly closed until July 13, on the final of the Club World Cup between Chelsea and PSG. Officially, voters should only judge in the 2024-2025 season, so the services observed between 1er August 2024 and July 31, 2025.
