Overview

• Five England Euro 2025 winners—Leah Williamson, Lucy Bronze, Chloe Kelly, Alessia Russo and Hannah Hampton—were named among the 30 nominees for the women’s Ballon d’Or.
• Nineteen-year-old Michelle Agyemang secured a spot on the inaugural women’s Kopa Trophy shortlist after scoring critical goals in England’s title defence.
• Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton earned a nomination for the first women’s Yachine Trophy following her penalty shootout heroics at the Euros.
• France Football’s decision to expand the Ballon d’Or framework marks the first inclusion of Kopa and Yachine awards in women’s football.
• Winners will be announced at the Paris ceremony on September 22, offering individual recognition for back-to-back European champions.