{"id":346718,"date":"2025-09-23T18:23:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=346718"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:53:54","slug":"ballon-dor-award-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ballon-dor-award-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or Award, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 69th Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony will be held on September 22, 2025, at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Ch\u00e2telet in Paris.<\/p>\n<h2>About Ballon d\u2019Or Award, 2025<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 287px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddnews.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236821224.jpg?resize=287%2C191&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PSG\u2019s Dembele, Barca\u2019s Bonmati win Ballon d\u2019Or awards in Paris\" width=\"287\" height=\"191\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DD News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ballon d\u2019Or is the <strong>most prestigious individual award<\/strong> in football, presented annually by <strong><em>France Football<\/em> since 1956.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It honors the<strong> best football players worldwide based on their performances<\/strong> during the previous season.<\/li>\n<li>The Ballon d\u2019Or was<strong> first awarded in 1956<\/strong> and was initially restricted to European players.<\/li>\n<li>In 1995, e<strong>ligibility expanded to include all players active in European clubs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>By 2007<\/strong>, it became a global award <strong>open to all professional footballers<\/strong> worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>The winner of the Ballon d\u2019Or is <strong>chosen by an international panel of journalists.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Each country in the top 100 of the<strong> FIFA rankings is represented by one journalist on the voting panel.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Jurors rank their top ten players, and points are assigned according to these rankings to determine the final winner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New categories: <\/strong>New categories have been introduced <strong>this year 2025<\/strong>, including-\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s Yashin Trophy, the Women\u2019s Gerd M\u00fcller Trophy, and the Women\u2019s Kopa Trophy, to celebrate the <strong>achievements of female players<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notable Winners: <\/strong>Lionel Messi holds the record for the most Ballon d\u2019Or titles, having won eight times.\n<ul>\n<li>Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award five times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2025 editions:<\/strong> <strong>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/strong> was crowned the world\u2019s best player of the season, winning the Ballon d\u2019Or in a triumphant night for his club Paris Saint-Germain.\n<ul>\n<li>Barcelona\u2019s <strong>Aitana Bonmat\u00ed<\/strong>, a consistent trophy winner, secured the women\u2019s award on Monday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 69th Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony will be held on September 22, 2025, at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Ch\u00e2telet in Paris. 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