The Ballon d'Or 2025 ceremony is set to take place next month, where multiple awards and the title of best player in the world will be announced.
The Ballon d'Or is getting closer to showcasing one of the biggest nights of the year, where the men's and women's players will receive awards, including the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy.
With the event set to take place on Monday, the 22nd of September, the official nominations were released last week, confirming who was chosen as contenders for all the different categories and also the 30-player list for the Ballon d'Or.
Everyone is anticipating the big night, guessing who they believe will claim these prizes. It's not an easy pick, for sure, there are many candidates with high chances, which makes the prediction on the favourites even tougher, but just that more dramatic.
Here, we share who we believe will be the winners of every award in this year's edition of the Ballon d'Or ceremony.
Men's categories
Kopa (Best young player)
Nominees: Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Desire Doue (Paris Saint-Germain), Estavo (Palmerias/Chelsea), Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth/Real Madrid), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Rodrigo Mora (Porto), Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Ayyoub Bouaddi (LOSC Lille)
Predicted winner: Lamine Yamal
Yashin (Best goalkeeper)
Nominees: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Lucas Chevalier (LOSC Lille/Paris Saint-Germain), Alisson (Liverpool), Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal), Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Yan Sommer (Inter Milan), Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest), David Raya (Arsenal)
Predicted winner: Gianluigi Donnarumma
Johan Cruyff (Best manager)
Nominees: Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain), Enzo Maresca (Chelsea), Arne Slot (Liverpool), Antonio Conte (Napoli), Hansi Flick (Barcelona)
Predicted winner: Luis Enrique
Club of the year
Nominees: Chelsea, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Botafogo
Predicted winner: Paris Saint-Germain
Ballon d'Or
Nominees: Ousmane Dembele, Lamine Yamal, Mo Salah, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Jude Bellingham, Desire Doue, Denzel Dumfries, Serhou Guirassy, Viktor Gyokeres, Erling Haaland, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Alexis Mac Allister, Harry Kane, Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappe, Scott McTominay, Michael Olise, Declan Rice, Virgil Van Dijk, Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Florian Wirtz, Nuno Mendes, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Joao Neves, Cole Palmer, Vinicius junior, Pedri
Predicted winner: Ousmane Dembele
Women's categories
Kopa (Best young player)
Nominees: Michelle Agyemang (Brighton/Arsenal), Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid), Vicky Lopez (Barcelona), Claudia Martinez Ovando (Club Olimpia), Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea)
Predicted winner: Michelle Agyemang
Yashin (Best goalkeeper)
Nominees: Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham), Cata Col (Barcelona), Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC/ Brighton), Daphne Van Domselaar (Arsenal)
Predicted winner: Hannah Hampton
Johan Cruyff (Best manager)
Nominees: Arthur Elias (Brazil national team, Justine Madugu (Nigeria national team), Renee Slegers (Arsenal), Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea), Sarina Wiegman (England national team)
Predicted winner: Sarina Wiegman
Club of the year
Nominees: Chelsea, Barcelona, Arsenal, Lyon, Orlando Pride
Predicted winner: Arsenal
Ballon d'Or
Nominees: Aitana Bonmati, Lucy Bronze, Barbra Banda, Klara Buhl, Mariona Caldentey, Steph Catley, Temwa Chawinga, Melchie Dumornay, Emily Fox, Cristiana Girelli, Esther Gonzalez, Caroline Graham Hansen, Patri Guijarro, Amanda Gutierres, Pernille Harder, Hannah Hampton, Lindsey Heaps, Chloe Kelly, Frida Maanum, Marta, Clara Mateo, Ewa Pajor, Alessia Russo, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Caroline Weir, Sandy Baltimore, Leah Williamson, Sofia Cantore, Alexia Putellas, Claudia Pina
Predicted winner: Alessia Russo
The official winners of these awards will be decided soon, and until then, we remain in speculation and share our opinions on who those winners can and should be.