If football had a bragging right, it would be the Ballon d’Or, which actually is and last night, it reminded us why it’s still the most chaotic award show in sports.
We all thought the 2025 edition was going to be Lamine Yamal’s coronation. The 17-year-old Barcelona wonderkid has been cooking defenders like Sunday stew all season.
People were already crowning him “the youngest Ballon d’Or winner ever” in their Telegram groups.
However, Ousmane Dembélé just proved that 2025 is his year. What God cannot do does not exist
Yes, Dembélé. The same Dembélé that spent half his career being trolled as the “king of injuries” to standing on the stage with football’s most prestigious award.
He pulled a full redemption arc, had a spectacular season with PSG, and snatched the golden ball like a thief in the night.
Our guy didn’t just win the Ballon d’Or, he snatched it, dusted it off, and posed with it like he’s been waiting his whole life for this moment.
The Drama Before the Award
You know how Nigerians argue about fuel price like it’s politics? That’s how football Twitter was arguing about this Ballon d’Or.
Yamal FC fans were ready to riot if he didn’t win.
Then Dembélé’s name was called. Ahhhh, warris dis bayi???
We didn’t see this coming rara.
Why Dembélé Won
Honestly, you can’t even hate. Man was a menace all season, dribbling defenders, dropping assists, scoring screamers.
Plus, France winning a major tournament this year definitely boosted his votes.
This is certainly a good comeback.
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