Paris, France – Football world dey ginger as dem prepare for Ballon d’Or 2025 ceremony wey go happen tonight for Théâtre du Châtelet. As we dey wait make dem announce di winner, CIES Football Observatory don drop dem own list wey show say Lamine Yamal, di 18-year-old star from Barcelona, na di best player wey don shine for di past year.
According to di CIES calculations, Yamal don dazzle for six key areas, no be small thing o! E manage to outshine top padi dem like Kylian Mbappé wey land for second place, and Pedri wey complete di podium. (E be like say Barcelona get some serious talents wey dey run things for football world.)
As usual, di debate don hot, especially for Ousmane Dembélé wey be PSG striker. Despite im get asabi of 35 goals and 16 assists dis season, di CIES put am for seventh place. Wetin happen? Talk about twist for story! Man like Virgil van Dijk, Michael Olise and Mohamed Salah still waka pass am for dis ranking.
For di full CIES top ten, dem get Lamine Yamal (Barça), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), Pedri (Barça), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Michael Olise (Bayern), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Ousmane Dembélé (PSG), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern), Achraf Hakimi (PSG), and Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid). Na serious lineup wey get plenty fire!
But no forget say France Football get dem own criteria wey dey different. Dem no go just use numbers; dem go also consider major matches wey players don shine for, trophies wey dem don carry, and even fair play level. So, we fit still see different outcome for di final ceremony tonight as France Football voters go cast dem votes. (No be wah o! Na serious matter.)
All eyes dey on di grand stage as Paris get set for di showdown of di century. Will Lamine Yamal carry di crown or will Ousmane Dembélé prove people wrong by taking di ultimate prize? Di excitement dey high as football lovers all over di world dey wait make dem see wetin go happen tonight.
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