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Now that Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d’Or for his contributions to Manchester City and Spain, the 2025 Ballon d’Or is officially up for grabs. The next winner of soccer’s highest individual honor must secure his spot among the top players in the sport throughout the 2024-25 season.
The competition for the award is greater than ever, so much so that some of the best players in Europe, including Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé and Barcelona’s Raphinha, are just honorable mentions at the time of writing. Even Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is currently on the outside looking in.
From La Liga’s superstars to the Premier League and Bundesliga’s best goalscorers, here’s the five favorites to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
All eyes are on Harry Kane in his second season with Bayern Munich. The striker recorded 44 goals for the German giants in 2023-24, but the club ended the year without a trophy. Still, the England international took home the 2024 Gerd Müller Trophy and is already on his way to replicating last season’s goalscoring form.
Kane already has 15 goals to his name through 12 matches across all competitions in Bayern Munich’s 2024-25 campaign. In fact, he found the back of the net four times against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Sept. 17.
The 31-year-old remains one of the top strikers in the world, but his production alone will not win him the 2025 Ballon d’Or; he must first add a club trophy to his cabinet.
Lamine Yamal continues to build his legacy at the young age of 17 years old. So much of Barcelona’s success comes from the vision and creativity of the Euro 2024 winner.
The Barcelona man is already one of the best wingers in Spain and off to a ferocious start under Hansi Flick. With five goals and six assists through the Catalans’ first 11 La Liga fixtures, Yamal equaled his domestic appearances this season with goal contributions.
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