The British gossip magazine 「The Sun" reported on the 22nd (Korea time) that the results were leaked ahead of the Ballon d'Or Awards in 2025.
According to the media, a reporter from Eurosport, France, wrote on his personal social media on the 21st, "Uman Dembele, winner of the Ballon d'Or 2025!" and tagged Dembele's team "Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)".
Journalist Godin claimed that Dembele was the winner of the Ballon d'Or men's player category for the first time in his career. This is in line with the 2024-2025 season, which was fantastic,' he said, followed by introducing Dembele's remarkable achievements.
Dembele helped his team win the European Champions League, French Ligue, Cup de France and Trophy des Champs-Épion with a monstrous performance of 35 goals and 16 assists in PSG uniforms in the 2024-2025 season. This is the first time PSG has achieved a treble last season.
He also beat Tottenham to win the European Super Cup ahead of the new season.
In France, Dembele's chancellor is certain. Hafinha and Lamin Yamal (Barcelona), considered strong contenders, are second to Dembele in individual statistics, but they show a difference in winning history. The Ballon d'Or is based on a single-season performance award, not a single year from 2024.
It is not known which route Godin confirmed the results in advance. However, 'French Football', which organizes the Ballon d'Or, explained that it would not tip off the award in advance to the winners from 2023 onwards. This is to prevent information from being leaked in advance. 2022 winner Karim Benzema was informed of the award in a call with France Football's editor-in-chief just days before the ceremony.
There is a possibility that reporter Godin wrote down his personal wishes as it was his personal SNS.
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If Dembele wins the Ballon d'Or, as leaked by reporter Godin, PSG will produce the Ballon d'Or for the second time in four years and history since Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) in 2021. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) finished third in the 2023 Ballon d'Or while playing for PSG.
The last winner from France is Karim Benzema (Altihad) in 2022. France has produced five winners so far: Raymond Copa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Zinedine Zidane and Benzema.
Meanwhile, the 2025 Ballon d'Or Awards will be held at 2 a.m. on the 23rd at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris, France. All Real Madrid players will be absent on the day due to a boycott of the awards ceremony at the club level. Reporter Guillaume Balage reported that the PSG squad's game against Marseille was postponed to 3 a.m. on the 23rd due to bad weather, but they are discussing attending the awards ceremony. PSG produced a total of nine candidates for the men's player category.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
