Ousmane Dembele and Aitana Bonmati win top Ballon d’Or awards
Ballon d’Or winners named as PSG and Barcelona players scoop main prize
- Ousmane Dembele and Aitana Bonmati were awarded the top honours at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, being crowned the best men's and women's players respectively.
- Dembele, a 28-year-old France midfielder, won the men's award after helping Paris St Germain secure a treble in the 2024-25 season, which included Champions League glory.
- Aitana Bonmati, a 27-year-old Spain and Barcelona midfielder, made history by becoming the first woman to win the award three times in a row.
- Bonmati now joins an exclusive group, alongside Lionel Messi and Michel Platini, as the only players to have received the prestigious recognition for three consecutive years.
- Bonmati reflected on her achievement, stating she never imagined such success for women's football and emphasised that her trophies were a result of collective team effort.