Aitana Bonmatí and Ousmane Dembélé pose together with their Ballon d'Or trophies on Monday. Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

Paris Saint-Germain ’s Ousmane Dembélé won his first Ballon d’Or award on Monday, while Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí captured her third straight Ballon d’Or Féminin at the annual soccer awards celebrating the best players in the men’s and women’s game.

The 69th edition of the awards was held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, whose hometown fans celebrated the victory for one of their own.

Chants of Dembélé’s name rang down from the theater’s balcony as the French footballer accepted the award from former Brazilian and PSG star Ronaldinho.

Dembélé had another brilliant season for the French giants, helping lead PSG to trophies galore, including the European tr

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