Overview

• Ousmane Dembélé finished with 1,380 points to Lamine Yamal’s 1,059, a 321-point gap, with Vitinha third on 703 in the men’s tally.
• First-place votes were spread across the field, with Dembélé leading 73 ballots and Yamal 11, while Vitinha (6), Mohamed Salah (4), Achraf Hakimi (3), and Kylian Mbappé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Scott McTominay (1 each) also received top nods.
• Aitana Bonmatí edged Mariona Caldentey 506–478 in the women’s award, reflecting a far tighter race than the men’s outcome.
• France Football posted individual juror choices, including Lionel Messi’s Kopa vote placing Lamine Yamal first ahead of Désiré Doué and Pau Cubarsí, and national ballots such as Mexico’s Salvador Aguilera prioritizing several PSG players.
• Ceremony fallout continued as singer Charlotte Cardin said her on-stage performance felt very lonely after the audience offered little applause.