Ballon d'Or: Ousmane Dembélé is the best player in the world.

Ousmane Dembélé is the sixth French footballer in history to win the Ballon d'Or, following Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991), Zinédine Zidane (1998), and Karim Benzema (2022). France thus becomes the nation with the most different players to have won this award, surpassing Italy and Germany, who both have won five.

Scorer of 35 goals and 16 assists in 53 games in all competitions, Dembélé, the top scorer in Ligue 1 (21 goals), also made his voice heard in the Champions League, with eight goals and six assists, two of which in the 5-0 final against Inter on May 31.

Barcelona star Aitana Bonmati has won the Women's Ballon d'Or for the third consecutive time. Last season, the Spaniard, born in 1998, won the La Liga title with the Blaugrana. She and her national team also lost to England in the European Championship final.

Aitana Bonmati, October 16, 2024 (GettyImages)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City) won the Lev Yashin Award for best goalkeeper of the 2024/25 season. "Thank you all, it's an honor to receive this award thanks to my performances. With the team, we achieved incredible results, and I thank the entire group for a fantastic season. Now I'm focused on my new adventure at Manchester City; we have big goals to achieve," Donnarumma said after receiving the award on stage from Gigi Buffon. Donnarumma finished ahead of Alisson, Courtois, Bounou, and Sommer in the final top five. In the women's category, the award went to England and Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.

UEFA Champions League Final, Gianluigi Donnarumma (AFP)

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyökeres , formerly of Sporting CP, won the Gerd Müller Trophy for top goalscorer for club and country. At women's level, the award went to Barcelona's Ewa Pajor.

Paris Saint-Germain wins the award for Men's Club of the Year. The European and French champions beat out competition from Barcelona, ​​Botafogo, Chelsea, and Liverpool.

It was one of the most obvious awards: Luis Enrique , PSG manager, won the Johan Cruyff Trophy for the best coach between club and country. Absent due to his PSG team's league campaign, Luis Enrique beat out competition from Antonio Conte, Hansi Flick, Enzo Maresca, and Harne Slot. The award was presented once again by Fabio Capello. Luis Enrique did, however, send a video message of thanks.

This is the final ranking of the 2025 Ballon d'Or:

1. Ousmane Dembele (France, PSG)

2. Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

3. Vitinha (Portugal, PSG)

4. Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)

5. Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona)

6. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Psg)

7. Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)

8. Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)

9. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, PSG)

10. Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Psg)

11. Pedri (Spain, Barcelona)

12. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Napoli/Psg)

13. Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)

14. Désiré Doué (France, Psg)

15. Viktor Gyokeres (Sweden, Sporting Lisbon/Arsenal)

16. Vinicius (Brazil, Real Madrid)

17. Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona)

18. Scott McTominay (Scotland, Naples)

19. Joao Neves (Portugal, Psg)

20. Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter)

21. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Borussia Dortmund)

22. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, Liverpool)

23. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)

24. Fabian Ruiz (Spain, PSG)

25. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter)

26. Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)

27. Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)

28. Virgil Van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool)

29. Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen/Liverpool)

30. Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich)