Fans Slam 2025 Ballon d’Or Rankings as ‘Disgrace’ After Top 20 Reveal

Fans have been reacting on social media after seeing who finished in 30th-11th place in the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

On Monday night, all eyes are fixated on the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, as the 2025 Ballon d'Or winner is set to be announced.

Ahead of the ceremony, France Football had already started counting down the standings.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk finished in 28th place, with fans branding the decision a joke.

Further up the standings, Barcelona and Spain star Pedri was voted in 11th place.

Taking to social media, fans were also left unimpressed by Pedri's position.

One fan said: "It's a disgrace what they just did, a crime against world football. France Football, ask for forgiveness on your knees."

Another tweeted: "There’s no way they’re ranking Cole Palmer ahead of Pedri, again SHAME!!"

A third fan added: "WHAT?! Definitely deserved a top 3 spot!"

Someone else wrote: "Cole Palmer over Pedri is a choice lmao."

A fifth commented: "This is uncalled for!!!! Pedri should be in top 5!!!"

Ballon d'Or rankings 30th - 11th:

30. Michael Olise, Bayern Munich

29. Florian Wirtz, Liverpool

28. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool

27. Declan Rice, Arsenal

26. Erling Haaland, Manchester City

25. Denzel Dumfries, Inter Milan

24. Fabian Ruiz, Paris Saint Germain

23. Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid

22. Alexis Mac Allister, Liverpool

21. Serhou Guirassy, Borussia Dortmund

20. Lautaro Martinez, Inter Milan

19 Joao Neves, Paris Saint Germain

18 Scott McTominay, Napoli

17 Robert Lewndowski, Barcelona

16 Vinicius Jr, Real Madrid

15 Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal

14 Desire Doue, Paris Saint Germain

13 Harry Kane, Bayern Munich

12 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Paris Saint Germain

11 Pedri, Barcelona

The Ballon d'Or trophy will be handed out on Monday night. Image: Getty

As a result, the following players (In no particular order) have been included in the Top 10:

• Raphinha

• Lamine Yamal

• Ousmane Dembélé

• Vitinha

• Achraf Hakimi

• Cole Palmer

• Kylian Mbappé

• Nuno Mendes

• Mohamed Salah

• Gianluigi Donnarumma