Overview

• France Football’s season-based awards show takes place today in Paris, with coverage available via Movistar/Max/DAZN in Spain, CBS in the U.S., TNT Sports/HBO Max in Mexico, and ESPN/Disney+ in much of Latin America.
• Ousmane Dembélé and Lamine Yamal headline the 30-player shortlist, with Vitinha also cited among leading contenders by multiple outlets.
• The 2025 program expands gender parity by introducing first-time female editions of the Kopa and Yashin trophies alongside other women’s categories.
• An unverified leaked points list circulated naming Yamal as winner, but media reports stress that the document is not confirmed ahead of the official announcement.
• Pre-ceremony notes include Yamal arriving with a roughly 20-person entourage and Alexis Mac Allister confirming he will skip the gala for personal reasons linked to his partner’s pregnancy.