Overview

• Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé capped a treble-winning season with 35 goals and 16 assists, including two assists in the Champions League final, to secure his first Ballon d’Or.
• Lamine Yamal finished runner-up in the men’s vote and became the first player to retain the Kopa Trophy, with his on-stage congratulations to Dembélé drawing widespread praise.
• Yamal’s father labeled the outcome “moral damage” and “very strange,” while Barcelona president Joan Laporta said the Champions League result carried decisive weight.
• Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé publicly congratulated Dembélé, and France coach Didier Deschamps called the award a success for French football.
• France Football’s Vincent Garcia said the vote was not close and indicated the detailed breakdown will be published, as Aitana Bonmatí’s women’s three-peat highlighted Barcelona’s dominance.