Overview
- France Football will announce the men's and women's Ballon d'Or winners on Monday at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
- Ousmane Dembélé is widely viewed as the men's frontrunner after spearheading PSG's season with a domestic treble and the club's first Champions League title.
- Lamine Yamal is the leading challenger following a breakout year with Barcelona that brought domestic trophies and individual honors, and coach Hansi Flick said he expects Yamal to win the award someday.
- Voting was conducted by one journalist from each of the top 100 FIFA-ranked men's nations and the top 50 for the women's award, using ranked ballots.
- Aitana Bonmatí seeks a third consecutive Ballon d'Or Féminin, while Mohamed Salah and Achraf Hakimi are the only Arab nominees on the 30-man shortlist.