Mohamed Salah Ballon d'Or result confirmed as Liverpool star snubs ceremony

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Mohamed Salah finished fourth in the running for the Ballon d'Or award 2025 for the best men's player of the year, after helping Liverpool win the Premier League title.

The star was reportedly not in attendance for the ceremony in Paris, where Ousmane Dembele was crowned the winner.

Salah, who had been snubbed from last year's 30-man shortlist, scored 34 goals and 23 assists in all competitions during the 2024/25 campaign as Liverpool won the Premier League ahead of Arsenal.



Although this is officially the highest Salah has ever placed for this specific award in his 15-year career, he was beaten by Ousmane Dembele, Lamine Yamal, and Vintinha.

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The victor, Dembele, scored 35 and assisted 16 in all competitions last season.

He and third-place Vitinha Vitinha won the Ligue 1, Coupe de France and the Champions League treble with Paris Saint-Germain.

That included knocking Liverpool out of the European competition at the round of 16 stage.

The 33-year-old has not explained any specific reason for not attending as of yet, unlike Alexis Mac Allister who posted to Instagram to say he would not be there for 'personal reasons'.

Amongst the Liverpool contingent who did attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony were Arne Slot, Virgil van Dijk, and Alisson Becker.

The head coach responsible for winning the Premier League during his first season in charge was nominated for the Johan Cruyff Trophy for men's coach of the year.

The Italian had a hand in eliminating Liverpool from the Champions League last season with former club PSG.

Before the ceremony, began Van Dijk learned he had placed 28th in the rankings for the main prize.