The Organizing Committee (France Football magazine) recently announced the list of 30 candidates for the 2025 Golden Ball. However, it is still believed that it will mainly be a two-horse race between Ousmane Dembele (PSG) and Lamine Yamal (Barca).

The winner will be announced at the awards gala on September 22 in Paris (France). With his leading role in PSG's journey to win the Champions League for the first time, Dembele 'scored' over Yamal , who with Barca stopped in the semi-finals (lost to Inter Milan).

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Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembele, who will win the 2025 Ballon d'Or? Photo: Be Soccer
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However, the French striker also caused concern, due to his unstable performance, when he was absent at the FIFA Days with the Blue shirt (in the Nations League) and did not have much impact with PSG at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 - a tournament that Lamine Yamal was absent from because Barca did not qualify to participate.

Therefore, there are many opinions that Lamine Yamal has outstanding talent, especially at the age of 17 (turned 18 last month - July 13) and has had a turning point influence for Barca,...

However, according to former French midfielder Alain Giresse, Yamal has not yet reached the level to win the 2025 Ballon d'Or, instead it must be Ousmane Dembele.

“ Of course, Lamine Yamal has outstanding technique. But for me, he still lacks performances at the highest level.

Meanwhile, Dembele gave his all for PSG and showed his quality in the Champions League final with his incredible pressing ability.

It's an important element, but in the public eye it doesn't have the same impact as a spectacular piece of skill. However, on the pitch, its value is similar.

In my opinion, Dembele has a title (C1 Cup) to confirm his (successful) season – a feat that Yamal does not have .”

Last season, Dembele scored 33 goals and 15 assists in 49 appearances in all competitions for PSG, contributing greatly to the club's quadruple win (Ligue 1, French Cup, French Super Cup and Champions League). Meanwhile, Yamal and Barca won three domestic titles (La Liga, King's Cup and Spanish Super Cup), scoring 18 goals and 25 assists in all competitions.

List of 30 candidates for the 2025 Golden Ball : Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Jude Bellingham, Desire Doue, Denzel Dumfries, Serhou Guirassy, ​​Erling Haaland, Viktor Gyokeres, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Robert Lewandowski, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martinez, Scott McTominay, Kylian Mbappe, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Pedri, Cole Palmer, Michael Olise, Raphinha, Declan Rice, Fabian Ruiz, Virgil van Dijk, Vinicius Jr, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Vitinha, Lamine Yamal.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/ly-do-lamine-yamal-khong-the-gianh-qua-bong-vang-2025-2430682.html