"The glittery stardust may have only just settled after the 2025 ceremony in Paris in September, but the list of early favourites for next year's men's Ballon d'Or trophy are already beginning to take shape. An award that typically favours players at the top end of the pitch, it is perhaps unsurprising that attackers dominate the list of front-runners to lift the most prestigious individual prize in world football. Here's our Ballon d'Or power rankings, along with the bookies' odds for the prize: featuring an England international a teenage Spanish superstar, two World Cup winners, and a Manchester City frontman."
"The stratosphere, let alone the sky, seems to be the limit for Lamine Yamal. Barcelona's generational teenage talent, who has broken numerous records since making his debut at 16, was pipped to the trophy by Ousmane Dembele at the most recent ceremony. However, the 18-year-old still made history on the night, becoming the first player to win the Kopa Trophy - the award for best player under the age of 21 - in consecutive years after helping the Catalan club claim a domestic treble. Yamal, who tops the list of FourFourTwo's best right wingers in the world right now, recently declared: "I don't dream of one Ballon d'Or, I dream of many. If I don't get them, it will be my fault." Should he continue on his current career trajectory, it may be difficult to disagree."
Early favourites for the next men's Ballon d'Or are already taking shape, with attackers dominating the list of front-runners. Lamine Yamal, an 18-year-old Barcelona winger, won the Kopa Trophy in consecutive years and helped his club claim a domestic treble, while declaring ambition for multiple Ballons d'Or. The list of contenders features an England international, a teenage Spanish superstar, two World Cup winners, and a Manchester City frontman. Kylian Mbappé experienced a slow start at Real Madrid but went on to score 42 goals in all competitions during the season.
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