Ballon d’Or Betting Odds
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What is the Ballon d’Or?
The Ballon d’Or is one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, honouring the best male football player in the world based on their performances over the past year.
The award has been held in high regard since its inception in 1956, thanks to its rich history and its ability to highlight the skill, talent and dedication of the world’s top players.
Votes are cast by a panel of international journalists and winning the Ballon d'Or is seen as the pinnacle of a footballer's career; it is a symbol of unmatched global excellence in the sport.
2025 Ballon d’Or Favourites
Ousmane Dembele is the overwhelming favourite to win the 2025 edition of the Ballon d’Or.
The PSG forward is 1/7 to succeed last year’s winner, Manchester City midfielder Rodri. Other players in contention are Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal at 9/2 and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
Here are the latest odds:
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Ousmane Dembele | 1/7 |
| Lamine Yamal | 9/2 |
| Mohamed Salah | 20/1 |
| Raphinha | 20/1 |
| Vitinha | 20/1 |
| BAR | 33/1 |
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Previous Ballon d’Or Winners
The Ballon d’Or was first awarded in 1956, with Blackpool’s Stanley Matthews the first recipient of the trophy.
It has been awarded every year since – except in 2020, when the ceremony was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are the last 10 winners of the award:
- 2024 – Rodri (Manchester City)
- 2023 – Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
- 2022 – Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
- 2021 – Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
- 2020 – Not awarded
- 2019 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 2018 – Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
- 2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2015 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Ballon d’Or Betting FAQs
The 2025 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony will be held on Monday 22nd September at the Théâtre du Châtelet, located at the Place du Châtelet in Paris.
2025 is the 69th edition of the prestigious award.
Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or a record eight times with three different clubs: Barcelona, PSG and Inter Miami.
Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the list with five wins, followed by Michel Platini, Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten with three each.
The oldest player to win the award was Blackpool’s Stanley Matthews in 1956. He was 41 years and 10 months old when he won the first edition of the Ballon d’Or.
In contrast, the youngest winner was Ronaldo Nazario, who was just 21 years and three months when he won it in 1997 – the first of his two wins.