Ousmane Dembele

Dembele, Marquinhos return to bolster PSG’s Champions League charge

Dembele, Marquinhos return to bolster PSG’s Champions League charge

Paris Saint-Germain have been handed a major boost ahead of their Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen, as Ousmane Dembele and captain Marquinhos both return to the squad after injury layoff, Afrosport reports. Dembele has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury while on international duty with France in early September. The Ballon d’Or winner underwent rehabilitation at a specialist clinic in Qatar before returning to...

‘Speechless’ Dembele joins French greats with first Ballon d’Or triumph

‘Speechless’ Dembele joins French greats with first Ballon d’Or triumph

An emotional Ousmane Dembele was almost lost for words after being crowned the best player in the world, winning the Ballon d’Or for the first time on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 28-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward edged Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal to the award, capping off a sensational 2024–25 campaign in which he recorded 35 goals and 16 assists in 53 appearances. The Frenchman, who joined...

2025 Ballon d’Or: PSG’s Ousmane Dembele wins men’s award

2025 Ballon d’Or: PSG’s Ousmane Dembele wins men’s award

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele won the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or as the best player in the world at the award ceremony in Paris on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 28-year-old Frenchman of Malian, Mauritanian and Senegalese heritage had a stellar 2024-25 campaign, scoring 35 goals and providing 16 assists in 53 matches as the PSG finally won the Champions League and completed a quadruple. Dembele was...

2025 Ballon d’Or: Spotlight on football’s biggest individual prize over the last 20 years

Ronaldinho to present 2025 Ballon d’Or as Dembele and Yamal lead race

Brazilian legend Ronaldinho will present the 2025 Ballon d’Or in Paris on Monday night, with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain stars competing for football’s most prestigious individual honour, Afrosport reports. PSG forward Ousmane Dembélé and Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal are the leading contenders for the Golden Ball, which will be awarded at the Theatre du Châtelet. Dembélé enjoyed the finest season of his career, scoring 35 goals...