Ousmane Dembele Wins 2025 Ballon d'Or After Leading PSG to Champions League Glory
Ousmane Dembele has been crowned the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner, capping off a historic season with Paris Saint-Germain that delivered the club’s first-ever Champions League title. The French forward, once plagued by inconsistency and injury setbacks, realized his long-discussed potential during the 2024-25 campaign and emerged as the face of PSG’s new era. Ousmane Dembele wins the 2025 Ballon d’Or after guiding PSG to a historic Champions League triumph, completing a remarkable career redemption. Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain, guided by Luis Enrique, became European champions for the first time since the club’s founding in 1970. The team’s tiki-taka-inspired possession game defined their season, and Dembele was the centerpiece of their success. His performances not only secured trophies but also marked the completion of a personal journey from early struggles to football’s greatest individual honor. Dembele’s career once appeared weighed down by expectations fol...