Presented as the big favorite to the succession of Rodri, Ousmane Dembélé won the 2025 golden ball as expected on Monday. A coronation on the stage of the Châtelet Theater which has hardly suffered from contestation, except that of the father of Lamine Yamal, his main rival.
The victory of the Paris winger was praised from all sides. And his speech, filled with emotion, also made an impression. Taken by emotion, the tricolor world champion has also let a few tears flow. “I did not intend to cry, I wanted to stay strong, but as soon as I started talking about my family, of those who were there from the start, the emotions came out”he explained after the ceremony.
Because this speech after having received the Ballon d'Or from the hands of Ronaldinho was an opportunity for the former Rennais to thank “all those who counted” in his journey of the land of Evreux to the title of best player in the world. Of his first trainers to Luis Enrique, the Parisian coach, “Like a dad” By going through his Parisian teammates, those of the French team, Didier Deschamps, the tricolor coach, but also his agent, Moussa Sissoko, his best friend, Moustapha Diatta, and his family, including his mother.
Ousmane Dembélé forgot his wife
“They have always been there for me, they supported me in difficult times”, He said about them before hugging his mother, mounted on stage after her speech. Nevertheless, the Laïus of the native of Vernon did not convince everyone. As a result of a major forgetfulness: Ousmane Dembélé never mentioned his wife. However, if Ousmane Dembélé, long criticized for his lifestyle, changed all over all, it is essentially thanks to the one that became his wife, almost four years ago.
This silence about his wife therefore caused astonishment and many reactions. “It surprises that me that Dembélé he thanks the whole land except his wife”, “And the wife of Ousmane has no right to thank you?”, “Not even a word for his wife? “,” Dembele who thanks his best friend but not his wife … “,” Ousmane Dembélé, he thanked his mother, his friends, the president, the fans, the teammates, his agent … Everyone except his wife “,” Did Ousmane Dembélé divorced? I don't understand anything, not even a word to his wife and daughter ”…
These are some of the reactions that bloomed at the time of the ceremony.
