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Kylian Mbappe has named his pick for 2025 Ballon d'Or ahead of PSG vs Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo agrees

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Published 06:00 9 Jul 2025 GMT+1

Kylian Mbappe has named his pick for 2025 Ballon d'Or ahead of PSG vs Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo agrees

Kylian Mbappe has the same pick as Cristiano Ronaldo for the 2025 Ballon d'Or award, having made his feelings clear.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo are in agreement on who should win this year's Ballon d'Or, with both clear in their selection.

The coveted individual prize will be handed out in September, with nominees expected to be announced next month.

The award, currently held by Manchester City midfielder Rodri, will be based on the period between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025, with a number of stars in contention for the gong.

Mbappe's highest position in the Ballon d'Or rankings was fourth in 2018 after he won the World Cup, while he will be hoping to improve on his sixth placed finish last term.

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A triumph in the ongoing, revamped Club World Cup tournament with Real Madrid could help his chances, with Los Blancos taking on Champions League winners and Mbappe's former side Paris Saint-Germain in a star-studded semi-final on Wednesday.

The winner will play Chelsea or Fluminense, who square off in the other semi-final at the MetLife Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Kylian Mbappe has made his feelings clear on 2025 Ballon d'Or

But irrespective of the outcome, Mbappe has already decided that his compatriot Ousmane Dembele should pip Barcelona and Spain sensation Lamine Yamal to the award after scoring 34 goals as PSG won the treble under Luis Enrique.

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Kylian Mbappe has tipped Ousmane Dembele to win the Ballon d'Or. Image: Getty
Kylian Mbappe has tipped Ousmane Dembele to win the Ballon d'Or. Image: Getty

Speaking last month, Mbappe said: “Would I vote for Dembele [to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or]? Yes. I don’t think it needs much explaining. “People are talking about Lamine Yamal and Dembélé, but my choice is clear: I vote for Dembélé.”

Yamal and Dembele came up against one another in the Nations League semi-finals, with Spain beating France 5-4 before losing to Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal on penalties in the final at the Allianz Arena.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, is in agreement with Mbappe's pick as he stated that "those who stand out and win the Champions League should win", naming Dembele and his compatriot Vitinha.

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"The individual awards have lost some consensus; I can’t say anything about who should win," the five-time Ballon d'Or winner said in a press conference.

"In my opinion, those who stand out and win the Champions League should win. But there is no consensus. I don’t believe much in individual awards because I know what goes on behind the scenes. Lamine could win, like Dembele or Vitinha, other emerging players… But individual awards are irrelevant."

What are the latest Ballon d'Or odds?

Dembele is the favourite to win the Ballon d'Or, with odds of 2/7 with Bet365. Yamal follows behind with odds of 3/1, just ahead of Vitinha at 8/1.

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Mbappe is the fourth favourite with the bookmaker, with Bet365 having his chances of winning at a 16/1.

The top 10 is dominated by PSG stars, including Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Gianluigi Donnarumma

Ballon d'Or top 10 according to the bookies

Ousmane Dembele - 2/7

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Lamine Yamal - 3/1

Vitinha - 8/1

Kylian Mbappe - 16/1

Mo Salah 20/1

Achraf Hakimi - 25/1

Nuno Mendes - 25/1

Raphinha - 33/1

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - 40/1

Gianluigi Donnarumma - 50/1

Featured Image Credit: Canal +

Topics: Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ballon d'Or

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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