Each sport: This year s Golden Globes are only a showdown between Yamal and Dembele, and both have their own advantages

The 30 candidate list of the 2025 Golden Globe Awards has been announced. The Spanish media Daily Sports wrote an article pointing out that this year's Golden Globe Awards are only a showdown between Yamal and Dembele. The full text of the article is as follows:

Yamare in Barcelona, or Dembele in Paris. There is no other candidate. At the 69th Golden Globes ceremony to be held next Monday, September 22, at the Chatela Theatre in Paris, a total of thirty players will be shortlisted for Rodri to win the trophy. There are many candidates and extraordinary strength, but everyone knows that this year's competition is only a showdown between two people.

Yamar is the current sensational figure and the best player in football today. Although he just turned 18, he is likely to be the best in the next few years. No other player can show such outstanding talent, future expectations and ability to shoulder the heavy responsibility of a team like Barcelona. With this alone, the next Golden Ball Award seems to be the one that should belong to him. However, the 180 journalists' votes need to consider many factors. They must judge who is the best player in their mind based on their performance in the 2024/2025 season.

Reasons for both sides

Demberle was also very good, he played a phenomenal season and almost won everything with Paris Saint-Germain. However, poor performance in the Club World Cup final against Chelsea, who is significantly stronger, and loss to Yamal in the previous European League matches may have a negative impact on him. In the thrilling Spain 5-4 France game, the Yamal scored twice for Spain, while Dembele failed to score. Of course, he played a key role in Paris Saint-Germain's historic Champions League title, which was his plus.

Yamar scored 18 goals less than Dembele's 35 goals, and won 3 championships less than Dembele's 4, but the level of this Barcelona player is completely different. Dembele is simply not comparable to him. Yamal's achievements at his age are unprecedented, and even Messi has never achieved it. Yamal is the son of God, a player worthy of fans' tickets to watch. His magical dribbling, exquisite treatment and magical left foot can make the audience stand up and fall in love with it.

In addition, the eternal battle with Real Madrid in La Liga and the final championship is also different from winning the Ligue 1. All these factors need to be measured on the scale, and consider that the vote is from journalists from all over the world, including those from remote areas, who often see exciting performances that shock the world and cause sensation. And in this regard, Yamal is unparalleled.

The battle between other Barcelona players and third place

If Yamal and Dembele's first-place Golden Ball Awards will be extremely fierce and exciting, the competition for third place and top the podium will also attract attention. Barcelona has three players on the 30-man shortlist: Rafinia, Pedri and Lewandowski. Among them, Rafinia is the candidate with the most hope to become the two favorites after experiencing a phenomenal season (57 games, 34 goals and 23 assists). Vitinia, Salah or Mbappe are also strong contenders in this position.

Among the 30 candidates, one club stood out - Paris Saint-Germain, with 9 players selected, almost covering the entire main lineup. However, this fact may instead be a disadvantage for Dembele, as he faces the risk of splitting votes with his teammates.

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