Overview

• France Football’s 69th ceremony is set for September 22 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with CBS Sports carrying the broadcast in the United States and multiple European partners confirmed.
• The men’s award is widely portrayed as a two-way contest between Barcelona’s 18-year-old Lamine Yamal and PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé, with other nominees viewed as outsiders.
• Organizers added three female-specific honors for 2025 — the Yashin, Gerd Müller and Kopa trophies — expanding recognition alongside the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Ors.
• Barcelona will travel with three male nominees (Yamal, Raphinha and Pau Cubarsí), eight women’s players and five officials, while Pedri and Robert Lewandowski will not make the trip.
• Barça coach Hansi Flick said Yamal will win the Ballon d’Or “someday” and called attending the gala a matter of respect, as Yamal manages a pubis issue but is expected in Paris.