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Dembélé Wins Ballon d'Or as Lamine Yamal Places Second and Repeats as Kopa Awardee

Spanish football figures offered differing explanations for the outcome, citing age considerations or Dembélé’s Champions League success.

Overview

  • The PSG forward took the 2025 Ballon d'Or in Paris, and the 18-year-old Barcelona winger earned the Kopa Trophy for best under‑21 player for a second consecutive year.
  • Nicki Nicole posted “Mi estrella. Te amo” on Instagram with a photo of the couple after the ceremony, and she was not present at the gala.
  • Yamal later thanked for the recognition and congratulated Ousmane Dembélé on social media, writing that “El plan de Dios es perfecto” and celebrating “Kopa x2.”
  • LaLiga president Javier Tebas suggested Yamal’s age influenced voters, while Barcelona’s Joan Laporta pointed to PSG’s treble and Champions League as decisive for Dembélé.
  • Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, criticized the decision on Spanish TV as causing “daño moral,” and separate reports of family opposition to the relationship remain unconfirmed.