{"id":2891,"date":"2025-09-23T04:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T04:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/tearful-dembele-beats-yamal-to-ballon-dor-as-bonmati-achieves-hat-trick\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T04:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T04:35:39","slug":"tearful-dembele-beats-yamal-to-ballon-dor-as-bonmati-achieves-hat-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/tearful-dembele-beats-yamal-to-ballon-dor-as-bonmati-achieves-hat-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"Tearful Dembele beats Yamal to Ballon d\u2019Or, as Bonmati achieves hat-trick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s French international forward Ousmane Dembele has been named the men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or winner for 2025, with Barcelona\u2019s Spanish international Aitana Bonmati claiming the women\u2019s title for the third consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were awarded the trophies, recognised as the most <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/22\/psgs-dembele-tipped-to-beat-lamine-yamal-for-ballon-dor-prize-award-ceremoney-start-time-winner\">prestigious individual prizes in football<\/a>, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, on Monday.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/19\/italian-skier-death-in-chile-prompts-rethink-on-eve-of-new-season\">Safety concerns on eve of World Cup after Italian skier death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/22\/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-asia-cup-match-time-super-fours-table-teams\">Pakistan, Sri Lanka seek Asia Cup survival in crucial Super Fours match<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/21\/india-beat-pakistan-by-six-wickets-in-asia-cup-super-fours\">Asia Cup: No handshakes but plenty of heat as India beat Pakistan again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/22\/christian-horner-leaves-red-bull-after-agreeing-exit-from-f1-team\">Christian Horner leaves Red Bull after agreeing exit from F1 team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Dembele helped PSG to its first Champions League title in May, and saw off strong competition from Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal, who helped the Spanish club to the La Liga title year, immediately off the back of his starring role for Spain in their Euro 2025 triumph.<\/p>\n<p>There was better news for fellow Barca forward Bonmati, however, as she became the third person, behind former French international Michel Platini and Argentina legend Lionel Messi, to claim a hat-trick of titles.<\/p>\n<p>Dembele succeeded Manchester City midfielder Rodri to become the sixth Frenchman to win it after Raymond Kopa, Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema.<\/p>\n<p>Bonmati won ahead of her Spain teammate Mariona Caldentey.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3972995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3972995\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-22T210518Z_1666915918_UP1EL9M1MKT91_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-BALLON-1758581832.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C496&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembele celebrates after winning the men's Ballon d'Or award\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3972995\">Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Ousmane Dembele holds aloft the Ballon d\u2019Or award [Benoit Tessier\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"dembele-tops-yamal-for-club-if-not-country\">Dembele tops Yamal for club if not country<\/h2>\n<p>The award capped a remarkable turn of fortune for Dembele, who at one point last season was snubbed by PSG coach Luis Enrique for disciplinary reasons. But once repositioned as a No 9, he became a scoring machine and was inspirational in PSG\u2019s historic Champions League campaign. The French club also completed a quadruple last season.<\/p>\n<p>Dembele was praised after the Champions League final for the way he contributed to PSG\u2019s pressing and his ability to defend during the 5-0 rout of Inter Milan. He delivered 35 goals and 16 assists in 53 official matches last season, and was involved in 14 goals (eight goals, six assists) in the Champions League in 15 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Dembele received the Ballon d\u2019Or from former winner Ronaldinho and teared up during his acceptance speech, in which he asked his mother to join him on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredible to win a trophy like this,\u201d he said in French. \u201cI worked for the team to help win PSG\u2019s first Champions League. To then be rewarded with an individual trophy like the Ballon d\u2019Or is truly exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barca forward Yamal, who turned 18 in July, also helped Barcelona to win the Copa del Rey last season, as well as the Spanish top flight, and to reach the Champions League semifinals. Yamal was given the Kopa award for the best under-21 player for the second straight year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to keep on working to win other awards in the future,\u201d Yamal said through a translator.<\/p>\n<p>Dembele was injured, but able to attend the ceremony in Paris, while his team lost at Marseille 1-0 in the French league. He was one of nine PSG players nominated for the men\u2019s award, including goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, forward Desire Doue, who scored twice in the Champions League final, and winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3972989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3972989\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-22T212747Z_638250726_UP1EL9M1LOH7X_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-BALLON-1758581701.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C508&#038;quality=80\" alt=\" Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati makes a speech after winning the women's Ballon d'Or award\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3972989\">Barcelona\u2019s Aitana Bonmati makes a speech after winning the women\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or award [Benoit Tessier\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"bonmati-rises-from-spain-defeat-to-claim-third-straight-ballon-d-or\">Bonmati rises from Spain defeat to claim third straight Ballon d\u2019Or<\/h2>\n<p>Although Bonmati lost to England in a penalty shootout in the Women\u2019s European Championship final last summer, she was named the best player of the tournament, which she began just days after being hospitalised for viral meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>Bonmati\u2019s spot kick in the shootout was one of two saved by England\u2019s Hannah Hampton, who was voted the best women\u2019s goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThird time in a row here, and I still can\u2019t believe it,\u201d Bonmati said. \u201cI owe Barcelona everything. This is the club of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She won a domestic treble with Barcelona and also reached the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona has won the last five women\u2019s awards, but it was expected that an Englishwoman would win for the first time. England won the Euros, and Arsenal took the Women\u2019s Champions League. But with five England players among the women\u2019s top 10 nominees, the highest placed was Alessia Russo at third.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"other-trophies-at-ballon-d-or-awards\">Other trophies at Ballon d\u2019Or awards<\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona forward Vicky Lopez won the women\u2019s Kopa trophy, and Sarina Wiegman, who led England to European victory, took the Johan Cruyff award for best women\u2019s coach. On a great night for PSG, Luis Enrique won in the men\u2019s category.<\/p>\n<p>PSG was voted the best men\u2019s club, and Donnarumma received the Lev Yashin award for best goalkeeper. Donnarumma, whose shot-stopping in the knockout stages proved crucial to PSG\u2019s success, left for Manchester City during the offseason. Hampton was crowned the best women\u2019s goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s and women\u2019s Gerd M\u00fcller trophies for the top scorers went to Barcelona\u2019s Ewa Pajor and Viktor Gyokeres, who joined Arsenal this summer from Sporting Portugal after a prolific season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s French international forward Ousmane Dembele has been named the men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or winner for 2025, with Barcelona\u2019s Spanish international Aitana Bonmati claiming the women\u2019s title for the third consecutive year. The pair were awarded the trophies, recognised as the most prestigious individual prizes in football, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, &#8230; <a title=\"Tearful Dembele beats Yamal to Ballon d\u2019Or, as Bonmati achieves hat-trick\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/tearful-dembele-beats-yamal-to-ballon-dor-as-bonmati-achieves-hat-trick\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Tearful Dembele beats Yamal to Ballon d\u2019Or, as Bonmati achieves hat-trick\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}