According to bookmakers, Usman Dembele is a player in the French team, and the French PSG, who reached the Champions League finals, is the main contender for the Golden Ball -2025. At the same time, compared to March, he significantly improved his chances of obtaining the status of the best football player in the world, he was considered a 9th rival.
The next “in line”, which received a prestigious award, according to the Givemesport portal, the player of the Spanish “Barcelona” and the national team of Brazil Rafini. Which, in comparison with the March rating, has retained its place.
In third place is the Argentine Lautaro Martinez from Inter. His position improved significantly in March, he did not even participate in the 10 best applicants.
In general, according to analysts, the top -10 players who have a chance to win the “golden ball” include: they include:
- Yamal Lamin (Spain, Barcelona) – rose to 1 position;
- Muhammad Salah (Egypt, Liverpool) – fell into 2 positions;
- Kilian Mbappe (France, Real Madrid) – fell from 1 place;
- Pedri (Spain, Barcelona)-Up 10 of the best;
- Donnarum Donnarum (Italy, PSG) -Rose in the top 10;
- Harry Kane (Bavaria) – fell into 3 positions;
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona) – fell in 3 positions.
When they vote for the golden ball
The golden ball is awarded on the basis of three criteria: individual performances, the achievements of the team, an honest game. To decide who won, there will be specialized journalists: one representative of the 100 best countries in the latest FIFA rating among men.
Each of the jury should distribute points (15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1) between their dozens of players selected from thirty from the final list. Accordingly, the reward will receive more points.
In case of equal points, players are divided into the number of first places that he awarded to journalists. If in this case the draw is preserved, the jury compare the amount of the second, third, fourth place, etc., as long as the advantage is found.
According to OBOZ.UA, in the first quarter of 2025, 63 cases of suspicious bets were registered in the betting industry. This is 11% more compared with the review for the first quarter of 2024 (57 cases).
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Source: Obozrevatel
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