Liverpool Stars Risk Salah's Wrath With Dembele Ballon d'Or Reaction
Two Liverpool stars risk angering Mohamed Salah after reacting to Ousmane Dembele's Ballon d'Or triumph.
Dembele beat Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal to win the first Ballon d'Or of his career.
He delivered an emotional speech as he was joined by his mother on the stage in Monday's ceremony in Paris.
"What I have just experienced is exceptional, I have no words for it, what happened with Paris Saint-Germain," he said.
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"I feel a bit of stress, it's not easy to win this trophy, and to have it presented to me by Ronaldinho, a legend of football, is exceptional.
"I want to thank PSG who came to get me in 2023. It's an incredible family. The president Nasser [Al-Khelaifi] is like a father to me. I also want to thank all the staff and the coach, who have been exceptional with me - he too is like a father - and all my team-mates.
"We have practically won everything together. You supported me in the good and the difficult times. This individual trophy is one the team has won collectively."
Dembele was joined by several of his PSG teammates in the Ballon d'Or rankings, including Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes.
Raphinha and Kylian Mbappe also made up the top ten, not to mention Premier League stars Salah, Cole Palmer and Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Liverpool issued a statement on social media after Salah missed out on the Ballon d'Or.
His teammates also reacted to the Ballon d'Or ceremony as Ibrahima Konate and Hugo Ekitike both took to social media to congratulate their fellow countryman.
Konate shared an image of himself with Dembele, accompanied with the caption: "Felicitation mon frere," which translates to congratulations my brother in English.
Ekitike reposted Ballon d'Or's post on his Instagram story, with the words: "Sur le toit du monde," which translates to on top of the world in English.
The top 10 of the 2025 Ballon d'Or
PSG dominated the Ballon d'Or rankings given last season's Champions League success.
They thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to win their first major European trophy.
The French giants also won three other trophies, meaning they bagged four pieces of silverware in the 2024/25 season.
Dembele, Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes were all named in the top ten, as well as Donnarumma, who played for PSG last season.
1 - Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain)
2 - Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
3 - Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
4 - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
5 - Raphinha (Barcelona)
6 - Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)
7 - Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
8 - Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
9 - Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City)
10 - Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
Topics: Liverpool, Mohamed Salah, Football, Paris Saint-Germain, Ballon d'Or
Nasir Jabbar