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This Ballon d'Or is for PSG and all our fans: Dembele
The Straits Times
|September 24, 2025
France international Ousmane Dembele said winning the Ballon d’Or was never a personal goal, but admitted he could not hold back tears when he spoke about his family after being named the world’s best player on Sept 22.
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Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati with the women's Ballon d'Or trophy on Sept 22. It is her third successive award.
(PHOTO: AFP)
The forward became the first Frenchman since Karim Benzema in 2022 to lift the prize, after helping PSG claim their maiden Champions League crown last season.
“I didn’t want to cry, but as soon as I started talking about my family, about the people who have been there for me, it came up and I couldn’t hold it back,” Dembele told Reuters after beating Barcelona and Spain forward Lamine Yamal to the prize.
The 28-year-old added that while he never set out to target individual honours, the award was special.
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