France Football 2025 Golden Ball Ceremony LIVE Updates: Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé and England forward Chloe Kelly are among the leading contenders to win the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday. They are frontrunners among the 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees revealed last month by France Football magazine, with the winners announced at a ceremony in central Paris.
The 28-year-old Dembélé was inspirational in leading PSG to its first Champions League title and is among a remarkable nine PSG players vying for the men’s award. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has since joined Manchester City but was nominated as a PSG player.
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Teenage Barcelona star Lamine Yamal and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah are among the other men’s candidates. When England won the women’s European Championship in July, the 27-year-old Kelly blasted home the decisive penalty in the final against World Cup winner Spain. She also won the women’s Champions League with surprise winner Arsenal. She faces competition from defender Lucy Bronze and goalkeeper Hannah Hampton — her England teammates who both play for Chelsea — and from Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatí, the winner of the past two awards. Barcelona players have won the past four women’s awards.
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Ballon d’Or 2025 Ceremony: Live Streaming details, full list of men’s and women’s nominees, time and other details
Ballon d’Or 2025 Live Streaming: The winner of the 69th edition will be announced in Paris tonight. (Reuters)
Ballon d’Or 2025 Award Ceremony: The 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony organized by France Football will take place on September 23 (IST) in the French capital city. The 69th edition of the ceremony shall see the best players (male and female) off of a 30-name shortlist.
Started in the year 1956, the Ballon d’Or is the highest individual prize in world football and for the first time ever, the 2025 tournament will feature a star-studded awards ceremony with an equal number of accolades for both men’s and women’s football. Awards will be presented to the best male and female player, young player, goalkeeper, top scorer, and coach. A new Socrates Award will also be introduced to honor humanitarian efforts.
