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Rafinha names five favorites for Ballon d’Or winner
This is not the year of the World Cup, nor the Euro or the Copa America. In a year when there is such a global tournament, the performance of that tournament becomes the main consideration for that year’s Ballon d’Or. Since there is no such thing this year, the performance of the Champions League may be a major consideration, along with the performance of the league.
Rafinha names five favorites for Ballon d’Or winner
So who is ahead in that regard? PSG’s Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Vitinia, Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries, Barcelona’s Rafinia, Pedri, Lamiye Yamal, Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah—these are the names that are constantly being discussed. If a smaller list is made from there, who will be there? The question was asked to Barcelona winger Rafinia, one of the contenders for the Ballon d’Or this time.
Do you know who he has kept? His two Barca teammates—Lamine Yamal and Pedri, Real Madrid’s two superstars—Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe, and Liverpool’s prince Mohamed Salah! These are the top five in Rafinia’s eyes. His words, ‘Lamine, Salah, Mbappe…Pedri is the best in the world for me.
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Who will win the Ballon d’Or this time, Rafinha says the names of the five favorites
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Updated: 10 May 2025, 22:26
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Who will win the Ballon d’Or this time?
- This is not the year of the World Cup, nor the Euro or the Copa America. In the year when there is such a global tournament, the performance of that tournament becomes the main consideration for that year’s Ballon d’Or. Since there is no such thing this year, Champions League performance could be a big consideration, along with league performance.
So who is ahead in that regard? PSG’s Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Vitinia, Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries, Barcelona’s Rafinha, Pedri, Lamie Yamal, Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah—these are the names that are constantly being discussed.
If a smaller list were to be made from there, who would be on it? The question was asked of Barcelona winger Rafinha, one of the contenders for the Ballon d’Or this time.
Do you know who he has kept? His two Barca teammates—Lamine Yamal and Pedri, Real Madrid’s two superstars—Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe, and Liverpool’s prince Mohamed Salah! These are the top five in Rafinha’s eyes. In his words, ‘Lamine, Salah, Mbappe…Pedri is the best in the world for me.

YamalReuters has put Lamine Yamal on its list
And Vinicius? He is always a contender for this award, he cannot be avoided.’
Surprisingly, Rafinha did not put PSG’s Ousmane Dembele in his top five. Although, according to football experts, this French forward is the biggest contender for the Ballon d’Or this time.
Dembele has already scored 35 goals in the 2024-25 season. With 12 assists, the statistics alone show how great the season is for him. He has disappointed the fans while at Barcelona. But in his second season in the PSG jersey, Dembele is showing his true colors. Not only the league and the cup, but he has also led PSG from the front to the Champions League final. If PSG finally wins the Champions League, there seems to be no greater contender for the Ballon d’Or than Dembele.
