Overview

• France Football’s Vincent Garcia said Dembélé won comfortably across continents and the publication plans to release the full voting breakdown this weekend.
• Lamine Yamal accepted the result with composure, applauding and embracing Dembélé in a moment widely shared on social media.
• Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, condemned the outcome as “moral damage,” called it “very strange,” and vowed that next year’s winner will be Spanish.
• Dembélé’s treble-winning campaign with PSG, highlighted by roughly 35 goals and double-digit assists and capped by the club’s first Champions League, underpinned his selection.
• Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí claimed the Ballon d’Or Féminin for a third consecutive year, while Yamal became the first two-time Kopa Trophy winner.