{"id":36864,"date":"2025-09-22T18:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/36864\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:26:07","slug":"ballon-dor-2025-rankings-in-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/36864\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d&#8217;Or 2025 rankings in full"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rankings for the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/ballon-dor-0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ballon d\u2019Or;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ballon d\u2019Or<\/a> have started to be released.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/ousmane-dembele\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ousmane Dembele;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ousmane Dembele<\/a> is favourite to win the award for the first time, but he will not be in attendance at the ceremony due to Paris Saint-Germain facing Marseille tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/ballon-dor-2025-live-updates-shortlist-results-dembele-yamal-b1249022.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE BALLON D\u2019OR CEREMONY LIVE!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE BALLON D\u2019OR CEREMONY LIVE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman\u2019s main rival appears to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/lamine-yamal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lamine Yamal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lamine Yamal<\/a>, with the 18-year-old enjoying a breakout season as Barcelona impressed domestically and in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/mohamed-salah\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mohamed Salah;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mohamed Salah<\/a> is also expected to do well in the voting, but he is unlikely to become the first Premier League winner since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Olise came 30th in his first time making the final shortlist for the award, while Liverpool duo Florian Wirtz and Virgil van Dijk follow him in the voting.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>By his lofty standards it was a quiet season for Erling Haaland, even if he did still manage 34 goals in all competitions. Manchester City\u2019s struggles in the Premier League and Champions League mean the striker has to settle for 26th in the Ballon d\u2019Or race this year.<\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham and Alexis Mac Allister both finished just outside the top 20, as did Fabian Ruiz despite winning the Champions League with PSG.<\/p>\n<p>In his first time making the 30-man shortlist, Scott McTominay came 18th in the voting. That was two places behind Vinicius Jr, who narrowly missed out on winning the Ballon d\u2019Or last year to Rodri.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane once again scored more than 40 goals for Bayern Munich last season, but his efforts were only enough for 13th.<\/p>\n<p>The top ten will be announced later this evening at a ceremony in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Ballon d\u2019Or 2025 rankings in full:<\/p>\n<p>30th: Michael Olise<\/p>\n<p>29th: Florian Wirtz<\/p>\n<p>28th: Virgil van Dijk<\/p>\n<p>27th: Declan Rice<\/p>\n<p>26th: Erling Haaland<\/p>\n<p>25th: Denzel Dumfries<\/p>\n<p>24th: Fabian Ruiz<\/p>\n<p>23rd: Jude Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>22nd: Alexis Mac Allister<\/p>\n<p>21st: Serhou Guirassy<\/p>\n<p>20th: Lautaro Martinez<\/p>\n<p>19th: Joao Neves<\/p>\n<p>18th: Scott McTominay<\/p>\n<p>17th: Robert Lewandowski<\/p>\n<p>16th: Vinicius Jr<\/p>\n<p>15th: Viktor Gyokeres<\/p>\n<p>14th: Desire Doue<\/p>\n<p>13th: Harry Kane<\/p>\n<p>12th: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia<\/p>\n<p>11th: Pedri<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rankings for the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or have started to be released. 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