And so the 2024-25 Ballon d'Or is won. Can you really believe they gave it to that guy? Amid all that controversy. All the drama on the night too! Truly those are scenes we will never forget.

(Do you think they can tell I started writing all this in advance?)

The hometown favorite ultimately won the 2024-25 award, Osmane Dembele taking home the trophy thanks to his remarkable season leading the Paris Saint-Germain line as they rode to a historic treble and took home the Champions League, then finished as runners up in the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup as an encore.

There is, however, no jumping off the Ballon d'Or treadmill just yet. Indeed what better time could there be to pick this season's winner than straight after last season's prize has been awarded? We are, of course, dealing wi

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