It's now almost a month since Ousmane Dembélé became the sixth French footballer in history to win the Ballon d'Or. The Paris Saint-Germain player came at the top of the rankings, quite well ahead of Lamine Yamal.
Injured during the ceremony at the Châtelet theater, the Ile-de-France striker made his return to competition Tuesday evening in the Champions League. Scorer against Bayer Leverkusen, the native of Vernon declared after the match that he wanted
her ” pal “ Kylian Mbappé
also won the prestigious individual award.
The captain of the France team started the 2025-2026 financial year in thunderous fashion. According to foreign bookmakers, the former Paris Saint-Germain player is rated four to one to win the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Only Lamine Yamal is ahead of him. Ousmane Dembélé appears on the podium of the contenders, alongside Vinicius.
Ballon d'Or 2026, the ten favorites
Lamine Yamal (rating of 3)
Kylian Mbappé (4)
Ousmane Dembélé (13)
Vinícius Junior (13)
Harry Kane (16)
Erling Haaland (16)
Mohamed Salah (16)
Jude Bellingham (19)
Alexander Isak (19)
Pedro (19)
The 2026 Ballon d'Or will probably be a player who performed at the next World Cup with his national team. As a reminder, this event will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026 and will be jointly organized by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
