Overview

• The 69th ceremony is taking place at Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet, hosted by Ruud Gullit with journalist Kate Scott.
• Ousmane Dembélé and Lamine Yamal lead the 30-player shortlist, with Vitinha also cited among the top contenders.
• France Football’s awards are decided by a jury of journalists who rank five players to allocate points, a method drawing fresh scrutiny after pre-gala leak reports.
• Broadcasts are split by region, with Movistar Plus and DAZN in Spain, CBS Sports in the U.S., TNT Sports and HBO Max among options in Mexico, and ESPN with Disney+ across much of Latin America.
• Unverified lists circulating online claim Yamal edged Dembélé in the vote, but no official results have been released.