The Ballon d’Or organisers are biassed, according to Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski.
He didn’t think his young comrade Lamine Yamal had a chance of winning.
He claims that the award’s organisers, France Football, hand it out to whoever they think deserves it.
Unfortunately for Lewandowski, Lionel Messi was named world’s greatest in 2021, despite his hopes that he would have won the accolade that year.
The seasoned forward seems to have lost trust in the game’s highest honour since then.
In terms of potential 2025 winners, Paris Saint-Germain players Ousmane Dembélé and Yamal have received the most attention.
The recently finished season saw two exceptional players—Yamaal and Dembélé—representing their clubs.
Dembélé had a crucial role in PSG’s success in winning the Champions League, the Ligue 1 title, and two more domestic titles, whereas Yamal contributed to the Catalans’ La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Supercopa de España victories with 18 goals and 25 assists in 55 games. In 49 appearances, he managed to score 33 goals and set up an additional 15.
Lewandowski told Mundo Deportivo that there are a lot of variables that would determine it.
In an interview with Goal, he stated, “He has a chance, of course, but there are other things that are very important about the Ballon d’Or.”.
The regulations that are in place this year will determine it. You have new regulations every year. The rules of the season and their preferences will determine this.
The most essential rules this season are unclear, he continued, “in the end.”
Dembélé departed from the Catalan club in the summer of 2023 to join PSG.