Overview

• The awards will be presented Monday, 22 September, at Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet with a 9:00 p.m. local start time.
• France Football’s 30-player shortlist excludes Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the second straight year, sharpening focus on new contenders.
• Coverage casts the men’s prize as a two-way race between Barcelona’s 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, coming off 18 goals and 25 assists plus strong Spain numbers, and PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé, a Champions League winner with 35 goals and 16 assists for his club.
• Alongside the top honors, UEFA-backed trophies include the Kopa, Yashin, Gerd Müller, Johan Cruyff, Club of the Year and the Premio Sócrates, with men’s and women’s categories where applicable.
• In the women’s field, reporting highlights leading candidates such as Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas and England’s Alessia Russo.