The 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony will be held on Monday, September 22, at the historic Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, marking one of the most important nights on the global soccer calendar. The event, which is expected to kick off at 7:00 p.m. BST , seeks to crown the best players of the 2024/25 season. Unlike previous years, where Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the podium, this edition promises to be one of the most competitive, with a new generation of talent ready to take over.

The nominees for the men’s and women’s awards represent the best in football today. In the men’s category, the spotlight is on players such as Ousmane Dembélé , who had a spectacular season with Paris Saint-Germain , and FC Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal . Other notable names on the lis

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