Overview

• Ousmane Dembélé was named men’s Ballon d’Or winner at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with Ronaldinho presenting the award.
• France Football published the official men’s ranking, placing Vitinha third, Mohamed Salah fourth, Raphinha fifth, Achraf Hakimi sixth, Kylian Mbappé seventh, Cole Palmer eighth, Gianluigi Donnarumma ninth and Nuno Mendes tenth, while Vinícius Júnior ranked 16th.
• Aitana Bonmatí captured the women’s Ballon d’Or for the third consecutive year, finishing ahead of Mariona Caldentey and Alessia Russo.
• Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy for best young player for the second straight year, and Donnarumma received the Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper.
• PSG manager Luis Enrique earned the Johan Cruyff coaching award but did not attend the gala, addressing it by video because his team’s league match kicked off at the same time.