James Benge shares his list of the 2025 Ballon d’Or power rankings, which has Mo Salah still in the top spot, even with many writing the Egyptians chances off. Liam MacDevitt and Adam Hunt discuss with James Benge why he had Salah at the top, as well as Lamine Yamal outside his top 5.
00:00 Coming Up…
00:20 Power Rankings
01:25 Mohamed Salah’s Ballon D’or Case
02:40 Salah’s Longevity
03:45 Raphinha’s Case
04:35 Lamine Yamal’s Case
06:00 Defender Ballon D’or Winner?
07:15 Honorable Mentions
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dembele wasnt even the second best player in ucl and plays in ligue 1 as for raphinha yes he had a better ucl campaign but he didnt win it thats why salah should win it
delete this 😂😂😂😂
yamal the winner 🎉🎉🎉
Salah❤
i won't complain if Raphinha wins it. but I will have a problem if Lamine Yamal does. he will have his time but this is the best player of the season, the entire season.. Not the player playing the best at a particular time. its a bit unfair on salah that he was so far and ahead the best the first 8 months.
If Dembele wins, he may deserve it but not as much as salah. to me, its ONLY Raphinha over Salah.
WHO TF IS JAMES BENGE?!!
Typical stat merchant narrative nothing new lol
Why not hakimi i dont understand
Imagine having Kvara over Pedri and Yamal and not even having Vitinha in top 10 😂. The amount of forward bias among pundits is just insane to me. If you’re gonna sit here and tell me for even 1 second that kvara or mbappe have had more impact on their teams success than vitinha or pedri, then you don’t truly understand the game of football. It’s mind boggling to me the number of “analysts” or “pundits” who don’t understand this concept lol
Based on statistics and records.. It's Dembele, Salah, Mbappe
I really don’t understand why kavaratkseklia is always in people top 5 ballon d’or list this season?🤦🏽♂️
He did okay but there’s no way he should be in that top 10.
Raphinha was the most consistent player for Barca, he also has the g/a contribution and trophies to back him up. As much as i love yamal raphinha should be the contender from barca, its between raphinha and dembele but nations league super cup etc will play big part later
James 😂😂😂 please stick to rugby 😂😂😂
I think there is clear biased regarding The King👑 , Mo Salah!!
He said Mo Salah has the most G/A whilst it’s actually Raphinha who has the most. 💀
has to be lamine this time…best player by far
Anyone could win it except Mbappe & his dark, sinister French occultist cabal that have been pushing his career.
Harry Maguire over him
😂😂😂
Salah should win it
This guy is MEGA drunk!
DEMBELE … PSG WON EVERYTHING….
18 goals and 23 assists in a season is unbelievable at being 17 . This pundit is crazy to criticise about his lack of goals
Yamal is too young
Its good that the award is not being biased by the number of trophies won as that ceases to be about individual performances.
Pedri over yamal tjis guy is really benge 😢😅😊
Benge 😅😊😢
Dembele mate
Why are you not uploading for my country??
Stop your deluded video.
Are you joking? He only won the Premier League. If he wins the balon dor, then every season the player of the year I epl will win the balon dor. When was the last player from the Premier league won the balon dor?
Just shows how weak the class is for the balon dor
The best is Hakimi, the true Ballon d'Or winner. Because he revolutionized football, he played defense and attack, with assists and goals all year long. His physical and mental qualities are exceptional. Hakimi scored in the Coupe de France final, the quarterfinal, the semifinal, and the Champions League final. He is exemplary, not to mention his Olympic medal this season and the Champions League speed record of 36.9 km/h, ahead of Haaland and Mbappé. He's the player who has gained the most positions in the Champions League and the first to score goals (9 assists + goals).
And for exemple Dembele's half-season is not good, with physical problems, injuries, and disciplinary issues. For example, Luis Enrique was sidelined from the match against Arsenal, against City. He was on the bench, and against Bayern, he received a red card. He doesn't score in important matches, like the two finals of the Coupe de France and the Champions League.
Hakimi has the Ballon d'Or.
Judging the best players solelynon G/A shows this guy has 0 ball knowledge.
Salah should win.
Dembele
Yes salas ❤💯💯
How is Salah still in this conversation?! The English media backing him like crazy… Liverpool walked their league and got eliminated from every other competition. Rapha I believe has 1 less g/a than salah and won 3 trophies this season… dembele won 4 trophies this season.
Mbappe will win
salah shouldnt even be top 3, the prem bias is crazy, dude wins only 1 trophy while dembele, raphinha, yamal has 3 or more and people think he deserves it gtfo
This guy is hilariously exposing his 0 ball knowledge. Anyone who judges players on stats shouldn't be given a second to even talk about football. His Salah is an awful footballer who collects stats and ghosts in champions leagues. Not even in top 5