Aitana Bonmatí has received the The BestThe award for best female player of 2025. After winning her third Ballon d'Or last September, the footballer from San Pedro de Ribes has received this accolade for the third consecutive time. Former Barcelona player Ousmane Dembélé received the award in the men's category, in which Pedri, Lamine Yamal, and Raphinha were finalists. The ceremony was held in Qatar without any Barcelona players in attendance. PSG, however, was present, and they will play Flamengo in the Intercontinental Cup final this Wednesday.

Paris surrendered at the feet of a Catalan woman. Again, for the fifth time. The French capital dressed up for another year for the Ballon d'Or ceremony, the award given by the French magazine France Football and which recognizes the best players of the season. A historic gala, because Aitana Bonmatí won the Ballon d'Or ahead of Mallorca's Mariona Caldentey, who came in second. Alessia Russo, a double European champion with Arsenal and the English national team, finished third. In the men's category, it was a celebration for PSG: they were chosen as the best club, Luis Enrique won as the best coach, and Ousmane Dembélé won the grand prize, the Ballon d'Or, ahead of Lamine Yamal, who came one step away from causing an upset. The player from Mataró became the youngest player to climb the podium, doing so at 18 years old. Until now, the youngest had been Brazilian Ronaldo in 1997 at 21 years old.