 "The Ballon d’Or 2025 winner will be announced in Paris on Monday. Image: Reuters")
We are just hours away from the Ballon d’Or 2025 ceremony, which will take place on 22 September (23 September in India) at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The Ballon d’Or is the football world’s most prestigious individual award and Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele is considered the favourite this year.
Ousmane Dembele, however, will face stiff competition for the Ballon d’Or award from teammate Gianluigi Donnarumma, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, Barcelona’s Lamine Yama and Raphinha and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. In the women’s section, Aitana Bonmatí of Barcelona would look to defend her crowd.
The men’s Ballon d’Or in 2024 was won by Manchester City’s Rodri, which also saw Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr boycott the event in protest.
Ballon d’Or in 2025 LIVE Streaming and all you need to know
Who is likely to win the Ballon d’Or in 2025?
Here are the top contenders who can win the men’s Ballon d’Or in 2025:
Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
Raphinha (Barcelona)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Here are the top contenders who can win the women’s Ballon d’Or in 2025:
Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)
Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Claudia Pina (Barcelona)
Lucy Bronze (Chelsea)
Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
Where can I watch Ballon d’Or 2025 in India?
The Ballon d’Or 2025 award ceremony will be broadcast on Sony Sports Network TV channels and the live streaming will be available on the SonyLiv app and website.
Where can I watch Ballon d’Or 2025 outside India?
The global fans can watch the Ballon d’Or 2025 award ceremony on L’Equipe’s official YouTube channel.
What is the time of the Ballon d’Or 2025 in India?
The Ballon d’Or 2025 award ceremony will start at 12.30 am IST on 23 September (Tuesday) in India. In Europe, it will start at 9.30 Central European Time (CET) on 22 September (Monday).
How does Ballon d’Or 2025 voting work?
The winners of the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards are picked by a group of journalists on three factors: individual performances, team achievements and career. A panel of 100 sports journalists will vote for the men’s Ballon d’Or 2025 winners, while 50 mediapersons will pick the women’s Ballon d’Or 2025 winner.
Each journalist will be required to pick their top 10 picks, which will be given a specific number of points as per their positions. These points will be tallied at the end and the players with the maximum points will be declared as the Ballon d’Or winners.
Here’s a look at the points a player gets as per his/her position:
1st position: 15 points
2nd position: 12 points
3rd position: 10 points
4th position: 8 points
5th position: 7 points
6th position: 5 points
7th position: 4 points
8th position: 3 points
9th position: 2 points
10th position: 1 point
Are PSG players attending the Ballon d’Or 2025 award ceremony?
It’s been viral that PSG may boycott the Ballon d’Or 2025 award ceremony, which will take place in Paris, but that is not true. PSG players will miss the Ballon d’Or 2025 award ceremony due to the event clashing with their Ligue 1 match against Marseille on Monday (22 September).
Ballon d’Or nominations
Men: Jude Bellingham, Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Desire Doue, Denzel Dumfries, Serhou Guirassy, Viktor Gyokeres, Erling Haaland, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Robert Lewandowski, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappe, Scott McTominay, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Michael Olise, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Raphinha, Declan Rice, Fabian Ruiz, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Vinicius Jr, Vitinha, Florian Wirtz, Lamine Yamal
Women: Sandy Baltimore, Barbra Banda, Aitana Bonmati, Lucy Bronze, Klara Buehl, Mariona Caldentey, Sofia Cantore, Steph Catley, Temwa Chawinga, Melchie Dumornay, Emily Fox, Cristiana Girelli, Esther Gonzalez, Caroline Graham Hansen, Hannah Hampton, Pernille Harder, Patri Guijarro, Amanda Gutierres, Lindsey Heaps, Chloe Kelly, Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum, Marta, Clara Mateo, Ewa Pajor, Claudia Pina, Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Caroline Weir, Leah Williamson
Yashin trophy men: Alisson Becker, Yassine Bounou, Lucas Chevalier, Thibaut Courtois, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Emi Martinez, Jan Oblak, David Raya, Matz Sels, Yann Sommer
Yashin trophy women: Ann-Katrin Berger, Cata Coll, Hannah Hampton, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Daphne van Domselaar
Men’s coach of the year: Antonio Conte, Luis Enrique, Hansi Flick, Enzo Maresca, Arne Slot
Women’s coach of the year: Sonia Bompastor, Arthur Elias, Justine Madugu, Renee Slegers, Sarina Wiegman
Men’s club of the year: Barcelona, Botafogo, Chelsea, Liverpool, Paris St Germain
Women’s club of the year: Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, OL Lyonnes, Orlando Pride
Men’s Kopa Trophy: Ayyoub Bouaddi, Pau Cubarsi, Desire Doue, Estevao, Dean Huijsen, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Rodrigo Mora, Joao Neves, Lamine Yamal, Kenan Yildiz
Women’s Kopa Trophy: Michelle Agyemang, Linda Caicedo, Wieke Kaptein, Vicky Lopez, Claudia Martinez Ovando