The difference of the Golden Ball 2025

The 2025 Ballon d'Or has all the awards for men and women.

A special highlight of this year is that for the first time, the Ballon d'Or applies a model that balances the number of awards for men and women. This is an important milestone in the journey to promote gender equality in modern football.

There are gender versions of all the prestigious awards, including the Ballon d'Or for the best player, the Kopa award for the best young player under 21, the Yashin award for the best goalkeeper, the Gerd Muller award for the top scorer, and the Johan Cruyff award for the best coach. In addition, the Club of the Year award and the Socrates award for social activism are also presented to both men and women's teams.

This change recognizes the fairness of achievements between men's and women's football and is a strong driving force to promote the development of women's football worldwide , an inevitable trend of new-age football.

The nominations will be announced in early August, kicking off a heated debate among fans worldwide as top stars and young talents from the world's biggest leagues enter the race for the prestigious individual title.

Currently, Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembele are considered the two brightest candidates for this year's award. If he helps PSG win the Champions League, Dembele will likely be named.

Source: https://znews.vn/khac-biet-cua-qua-bong-vang-2025-post1554311.html