Following Mohamed Salah’s dismal fourth-place result in the 2025 Ballon d’Or rankings, Liverpool went to social media.
Numerous well-known athletes and management flocked to Paris, France’s Theatre du Chatelet on Monday night to see the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony.
The men’s trophy was given out after Barcelona star Aitana Bonmati won the women’s prize for the third consecutive year.
The 2025 Ballon d’Or winner was revealed to be Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele, who defeated Barcelona player Lamine Yamal and colleague Vitinha to win the prize.
Salah, the star of Liverpool, ended in fourth position after having an incredible 24/25 season with the Reds and contributing 57 goals.
Despite being a favourite, Salah did not show up for the event. Manager Arne Slot, goalkeeper Alisson Becker, and captain Virgil van Dijk were all members of Liverpool’s travelling team.
Liverpool posted a sequence of images of the 33-year-old on social media along with the caption, “A season to savour from Salah,” following the confirmation of Salah’s rating.
The last ten winners of the 2025 Ballon d’Or:
1. Ousmane Dembele
2. Yamal Lamine
3. Vitinha
4. Mohamed Salah
5. Raphinha
6. Hakimi Achraf
7. Kylian Mbappe
8: Palmer, Cole
9. Donnarumma Gianluigi
10. Nuno Mendes
Ousmane Dembele speaks out following his Ballon d’Or victory.
“I thank everyone at PSG,” Dembele stated after accepting the trophy. Luis Enrique and President Nasser Al-Khelaifi are both like father figures to me. I also want to thank Barcelona, Rennes, and Dortmund, the teams I have played for. Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta were among the top players I was with.
“Winning the Ballon d’Or is an incredible accomplishment, but it wasn’t my lifetime objective. I’m thrilled to get a trophy like the Ballon d’Or tonight since I worked hard to help the club win the Champions League.”
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