Ballon d’Or 2025: Full Vote Count Shows How Dembele Beat Yamal To Win Prestigious Award
- Ousmane Dembele was crowned the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner with 1,380 votes after a stellar season with PSG
- Barcelona’s 18-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal finished second with 1,059 votes, nearly becoming the youngest winner ever
- Mohamed Salah and Cole Palmer are the only two Premier League players to break into the top 10 rankings
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The wait is over, and the official 2025 Ballon d’Or results have been released, confirming Ousmane Dembele as football’s newest king in European football.
The Paris Saint-Germain star beat Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal by 321 votes, ending one of the hottest debated award races in recent memory.
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Dembele’s year of greatness crowned in Paris
Dembele’s 2025 Ballon d’Or victory is the culmination of an extraordinary season for the PSG superstar.
Under Luis Enrique’s leadership, the French winger delivered one of the finest campaigns of his career, scoring 35 goals and providing 16 assists across all competitions.
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His clinical finishing and leadership were instrumental in guiding PSG to their first-ever UEFA Champions League title, a dream that had eluded the French club for years.
According to the data released by Ballon d’Or organisers, the 28-year-old amassed 1,380 votes, placing him ahead of every competitor and etching his name alongside football’s legendary winners, Sports Bible reports.
For PSG fans, this victory feels like the crowning moment of a project years in the making, and for Dembele, it represents the pinnacle of his redemption following injury-plagued seasons earlier in his career.
Yamal fights until the very end
For Lamine Yamal, second place was bittersweet for the Barcelona youngster but still monumental.
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According to Daily Post, the 18-year-old Barca prodigy secured 1,059 votes, falling just short of becoming the youngest Ballon d’Or winner in history.
Despite missing out, Yamal’s performances have been nothing short of sensational, helping Barcelona lift the La Liga title and Copa del Rey alongside Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.
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Yamal’s rise to stardom has been meteoric, and many see this as just the beginning for the Spanish youngster.
Premier League players rated poorly
While the Ballon d’Or race was dominated by Dembele and Yamal, the Premier League had a relatively quiet showing, with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, who spearheaded the Reds’ title-winning campaign, finishing fourth with 657 votes.
Chelsea forward Cole Palmer earned a respectable 211 votes to claim a top-10 spot, further showcasing his talent among the world’s best players.
Elsewhere, Harry Kane finished 13th after a strong year with Bayern Munich, while Arsenal’s new striker Viktor Gyokeres finished 15th, reflecting his importance to the Gunners’ attack after joining from Sporting Lisbon.
Real Madrid’s Vinícius Jr., runner-up in 2024, dropped to 16th, a sign of Los Blancos’ inconsistent season, while Robert Lewandowski landed in 17th despite playing a crucial role in Barcelona’s domestic victories.
Dembele’s awesome speech at Ballon d’Or awards
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Dembele exchanged pleasantries with teammates surrounding him and also Lamine Yamal before going up on stage to receive the award from Ronaldinho in a video shared online.
He was emotional while giving his acceptance speech, during which he mentioned eight-time winner Lionel Messi as one of the players he learned from.
Source: Legit.ng
