Who's on top? Updated ranking of Ballon d'Or 2025 contenders revealed
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Liam Carter
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
The renowned portal Goal has updated its ranking of the main contenders for the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
Details. According to the portal, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah leads the race for the award.
Following in the ranking are three Barcelona players: Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Robert Lewandowski. Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé is placed fifth, with his teammate Vinícius Júnior in sixth.
Top 20 contenders for the 2025 Ballon d'Or according to Goal:
- 1. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool.
- 2. Raphinha Dias, Barcelona.
- 3. Lamine Yamal, Barcelona.
- 4. Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona.
- 5. Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid.
- 6. Vinícius Júnior, Real Madrid.
- 7. Harry Kane, Bayern Munich.
- 8. Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid.
- 9. Jamal Musiala, Bayern Munich.
- 10. Florian Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen.
- 11. Antoine Griezmann, Atlético Madrid.
- 12. Viktor Gyökeres, Sporting CP.
- 13. Erling Haaland, Manchester City.
- 15. Cole Palmer, Chelsea.
- 15. Lautaro Martínez, Inter Milan.
- 16. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool.
- 17. Ousmane Dembélé, Paris Saint-Germain.
- 18. Julián Álvarez, Atlético Madrid.
- 19. Alexander Isak, Newcastle United.
- 20. Omar Marmoush, Manchester City.
