{"id":37989,"date":"2025-09-22T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/ballon-dor-dembele-vs-lamine-yamal-who-will-take-the-prize\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:51:42","slug":"ballon-dor-dembele-vs-lamine-yamal-who-will-take-the-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/ballon-dor-dembele-vs-lamine-yamal-who-will-take-the-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d’Or: Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 vs. Lamine Yamal, Who will take the prize?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ballon d’Or: Paris Gets Dressed Up for the Awards Ceremony<\/h2>\n\nParis prepares to be the epicenter of world football. This Monday, the city of lights will host the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony, an event that promises eleven awards and keeps fans around the world in suspense.\n\nExpectation is at its peak, especially regarding the main prize. The competition for the award for the best player in the world focuses on two figures: Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, from PSG, and Lamine Yamal, from Barcelona. The debate over who deserves the award has dominated football conversations for weeks.\n\n

Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 vs. Yamal: A Clash of Stars<\/h2>\n\nDemb\u00e9l\u00e9 arrives with the momentum of titles, including the Champions League, and an impressive record of goals and assists. However, internal competition at PSG, with several nominated players, could disperse the votes.\n\n\n
\"Ousmane<\/figure>\n\n\nOn the other hand, Yamal, with a meteoric projection at 18 years old, represents the future of football. Although his numbers are slightly lower than Demb\u00e9l\u00e9’s, his potential and the impact he generates on the field make him a strong contender.\n\n\n

Other Prizes at Stake<\/h2>\n\n\nIn addition to the men’s Ballon d’Or, the gala will award the best female player, the best young player (Kopa Trophy), the best goalkeeper (Yashin Trophy), the best coach and the best club. The Socrates trophy will also be awarded, which recognizes the social work of footballers.\n\n

The Kopa Trophy and the Future of Football<\/h2>\n\nIf Yamal doesn’t win the Ballon d’Or, he could still get the Kopa Trophy for the best young player, an award he has already won in previous editions. In this category, he will compete with the French player Desir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 and his teammate Pau Cubars\u00ed.\n\n\n

Female Category: Uncertainty and Spanish Talent<\/h2>\n\n\nIn the women’s category, the competition is fierce. Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas, winners of previous editions, compete with other renowned soccer players. The uncertainty is high, and the award could go to players like Alessia Russo, Leah Williamson, or Chloe Kelly.\n\n\n
\"Lamine<\/figure>\n\n\nThe first edition of the women’s Kopa award also promises excitement, with Colombian Linda Caicedo, Paraguayan Claudia Mart\u00ednez Ovando, and Spaniard Vicki L\u00f3pez among the candidates.\n\n

Goalkeepers, Coaches, and Clubs: The Other Protagonists<\/h2>\n\nThe Yashin award for best goalkeeper will also be presented for the first time, with Spaniard Cata Coll among the candidates. In the men’s category, Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Mart\u00ednez will seek his third consecutive success.\n\nLuis Enrique, for his part, is one of the favorites for the best coach award, thanks to his achievements with PSG. The Parisian club is also the main candidate for the best club of the year award in the men’s category.\n\nThe ceremony promises a night full of emotions and recognition of global football talent.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ballon d’Or: Paris Gets Dressed Up for the Awards Ceremony Paris prepares to be the epicenter of world football. This Monday, the city of lights will host the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony, an event that promises eleven awards and keeps fans around the world in suspense. Expectation is at its peak, especially regarding the main […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[3999,2549,1426,3188],"class_list":{"0":"post-37989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-nationals","7":"tag-awards","8":"tag-ballon-dor","9":"tag-lamine-yamal","10":"tag-ousmane-dembele"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37989\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}