US EditionBallon d'Or 2025: I'd Take the Award to His House - Mbappe Picks Player to Win
Kylian Mbappe supports Ousmane Dembele as the 2025 Ballon d'Or favorite after Dembele's 35 goals and 16 assists in PSG's treble-winning season including their first Champions League title.
- Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has expressed his support for fellow Frenchman Ousmane Dembele to claim the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
- Mbappe's support follows Dembele's outstanding 2024-25 season, where he scored 35 goals, registered 16 assists, and helped PSG secure a historic treble including the Champions League.
- Mbappe emphasized that individual honors depend on team success and revealed he would personally deliver the Ballon d'Or trophy to Dembele's home if possible.
- Dembele led PSG to five trophies in 2025, while Mbappe scored 44 goals for Real Madrid but focused more on collective achievements than personal awards this year.
- The Ballon d'Or ceremony is scheduled for 22nd September in Paris, setting up an exciting contest with Mbappe favoring Dembele as the frontrunner based on his performance and contributions.
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Kylian Mbappe picks Ousmane Dembele as clear Ballon d'Or 2025 favourite
Kylian Mbappe has backed Ousmane Dembele for the 2025 Ballon d’Or, praising his treble-winning season with PSG, while Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Raphinha also remain strong contenders in one of football’s most competitive races.
It's been a good start to the new season for Real Madrid's players, and after three rounds of the Spanish championship they are still 100%. New coach Xabi Alonso also has some credit for this, and Kylian Mbappe spoke about him and many other topics in interviews with Bild and Telefoot, believing that Ousmane Dembele deserves the Golden Ball this year.
"If it was up to me, I’d deliver to his house myself" - Kylian Mbappe wants former club teammate to win 2025 Ballon d'Or
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has backed France teammate Ousmane Dembele to win the Ballon d'Or this year. The duo shared the pitch during their time together at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as well.
Kylian Mbappé says Ousmane Dembélé 'deserves' to win Ballon d'Or - Get French Football News
Ousmane Dembélé (28) has the full support of his national team captain in the race to win the Ballon d’Or. Kylian Mbappé (26) reiterated his support over the weekend for his former teammate at Paris Saint-Germain. Dembélé is the perceived front-runner to claim the award. “Does he deserve it?” For me, yes,” the captain of Les Bleus said in a recent interview with Téléfoot via L’Équipe. Mbappé, who won the Golden Shoe award as the top goalscorer a…
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