Overview

• The Manchester City goalkeeper collected the Yashin Trophy for the second time at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
• In brief remarks he thanked family, friends, City and team-mates past and present but did not reference PSG or coach Luis Enrique.
• Coverage linked the silence to recent friction that included his Super Cup exclusion, Lucas Chevalier’s arrival and his late move to City.
• He finished ninth in the overall Ballon d’Or voting, which was won by Ousmane Dembélé.
• On stage, Ruud Gullit greeted him in Milanese, Gianluigi Buffon shared a playful slap, and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi later thanked him while accepting the best team award.