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France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d’Or award, on Thursday released the nominees’ shortlist for the 2025 edition.
The list, which was determined by notable journalists across the continent, was published across their social media platforms.
They include Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) and Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal).
Others are Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Serhou Guiarassy (Borussia Dortmund) and Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan).
This year’s prize is expected to be fought for between Yamal, Dembele and Mbappe.
The 2025 Ballon d’Or award ceremony will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on September 22.
Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has paid tribute to former FC Porto captain Jorge Costa, who died at the age of 53.
The Eastern Updates reports that Costa died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the club’s training centre on Tuesday.
In a post on his Instagram story, Ronaldo shared a message to pay his last respects to Costa.
Alongside a picture of the former Portugal defender, Ronaldo posted a dove emoji with the caption: “Ate sempre Jorge Costa”.
That translates into English as ‘Until Forever’ or ‘Always love’.
Costa captained Porto to Champions League glory under manager Jose Mourinho in 2004.
He also won 50 caps for the Portugal national team during his playing career.
Former captain Jorge Costa has died aged 53 after a cardiac arrest at the team’s training ground, Porto announced on Tuesday, paying tribute to “a key figure in the club’s history”.
“The legendary FC Porto captain and current director of professional football, passed away this Tuesday following a cardiopulmonary arrest,” the club said in a statement.
