Overview

• The awards ceremony is set for Monday evening in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
• Ousmane Dembélé is widely viewed as the frontrunner after PSG’s trophy-laden season, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé considered the main challengers.
• Real Madrid says it will again skip the event, a stance linked to last year’s dispute over Vinícius Júnior.
• Lamine Yamal is expected to retain the best young player honor, and the coaches category features Hansi Flick against favorites Luis Enrique and Arne Slot.
• German nominees are scarce, with Florian Wirtz the only German among the 30 men’s finalists and Klara Bühl the sole German on the women’s list, while Ann-Katrin Berger has hopes in the goalkeeper field.