Stars arrive for glitzy Ballon d'Or bash in Paris: Lamine Yamal pictured on red carpet as Barcelona star hopes to land top award - with Ousmane Dembele and Mohamed Salah also contenders

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The 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony took place on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, celebrating the best footballers from the 2024–25 season. The event, the 69th edition organized by France Football, was hosted by 1987 winner Ruud Gullit along with British journalist Kate Scott.

This year’s awards encompassed multiple categories recognizing excellence in men’s and women’s football. The main awards presented included:

• The Men’s Ballon d’Or for the best male footballer
• The Women’s Ballon d’Or for the best female footballer
• The Kopa Trophy for the best player under 21
• The Yashin Trophy awarded to the best goalkeeper
• The Men’s and Women’s Club of the Year Trophies
• The Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year Trophies, also known as the Cruyff Trophies
• The Gerd Müller Trophy for the top scorer of the previous season

For the fourth consecutive year, the awards were based on performances during the football season rather than the calendar year, covering the period from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025. Nominees had been announced earlier on August 7, 2025, generating anticipation among football fans worldwide.

The ceremony marked a prestigious moment in the football calendar, bringing together the sport’s global stars and recognizing outstanding individual and team achievements across men’s and women’s football.

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