Dembélé Clinches Ballon d'Or, Teases a French Official at Ivry Ceremony
Ousmane Dembélé, star of Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team, claims the Ballon d'Or this year. The ceremony unfolds at Ivry-sur-Seine, with a modest crowd and a medal ceremony that honors his ties to the city. In a light moment, he playfully riffs on a French official and invokes Jacques Chirac from 1998. The piece also covers his PSG record, his injury setback, and his planned rehab in Doha at Aspetar, underscoring how his hometown shaped his journey and his return to the pitch.