Announcement of nominees for the Golden Ball 2025 will take place today

• The nominees for the Golden Ball 2025 will be announced today.
• The award ceremony will take place on September 22, 2025, in Paris.
• Aitana Bonmatí may win the women's award for the third time in a row.

Today, the nominees for the Golden Ball 2025 will be announced. In the race for the main award will be the best players in the world.

Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué, who represent Paris Saint-Germain, are favorites for the men's award, alongside Rodri, who received the prize last year.

Mohamed Salah, after succeeding with Liverpool in the Premier League, hopes to make a comeback, just like Scott McTominay did for Napoli. Kylian Mbappé, despite a slow start, has shown good results at Real.

Aitana Bonmatí will likely again be a favorite for the women's award, regardless of her performance in the Champions League and at Euro 2025. Among the other candidates for the women's award are Chloe Kelly, Hannah Hampton, and Mariana Caldentey.

The award ceremony will take place on September 22, 2025, at the Théâtre Châtelet in Paris. During the event, the laureates of other awards will also be announced, such as the Trophy for the best player under 21 and the Trophy for the best goalkeeper.

The nominees will be selected by a committee consisting of journalists, and only 30 players will be included in the list. In the voting, journalists from the top 100 countries according to the FIFA ranking will participate.

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