Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana Bonmati will have been the two big winners of the 69e Golden Ball ceremony. A coronation that the PSG striker and the FC Barcelona midfielder lived in a sumptuous setting, on the scene of the Châtelet theater in Paris, receiving their trophy from the hands of Ronaldinho for French and Andrés Iniesta for the Spanish.
This evening, unforgettable for them, was marked by a change which may seem trivial but which, in fact, is not at all: for the first time since France Football
Has resumed the organization at FIFA, in 2016, the ceremony took place entirely in English with host Kate Scott and former Dutch international Ruud Gullit at the presentation.
A change which is part of a desire to further internationalize the Ballon d'Or and which will be accompanied by another great novelty in 2026: Paris will no longer be at the center of the football planet! “Next year, the Ballon d'Or will be in London. It will no longer be in Paris ”announces the influencer Just Riadh, who was present for the coronation of “Dembouz”.
The Ballon d'Or changes its decor
“This was the first time that the ceremony was in English. Usually, it's in French. Last year, it was Didier Drogba (who presented) while there, this year, they were English. Suddenly, we in the room, those who did not speak English, they were forced to read the subtitles which were displayed ”explains the videographer in a live on his Twitch channel.
“It was too weird because we are in France, we are in Paris, in a ceremony which is supposed to be made by France Football, and the whole ceremony is in English. It's a shame, I find that we lose the Ballon d'Or. It was the last year in Paris ”concludes the content creator. Information that the group L'Equipe has not yet officially confirmed.
