Overview

• The 69th Ballon d'Or takes place at the Théâtre du Châtelet on Monday, September 22, honoring the 2024/25 season.
• Ousmane Dembélé is widely tipped to win the men's award, with Lamine Yamal seen as his strongest challenger.
• PSG’s treble-winning season produced nine men's nominees, shaping a ballot voted on by journalists from the top 100 FIFA-ranked nations.
• Aitana Bonmatí targets a third straight women's Ballon d'Or as England’s Euro winners and Barcelona teammates figure prominently in the field.
• A rescheduled PSG match at Marseille and injuries left attendance uncertain for several nominees, while conflicting pre-ceremony claims about the winners remain unverified.