{"id":43837,"date":"2025-09-23T11:59:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/ballon-dor-countries-with-most-awards-after-dembele-win"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:03:43","slug":"ballon-dor-countries-with-most-awards-after-dembele-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/ballon-dor-countries-with-most-awards-after-dembele-win","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d&#8217;Or Countries with Most Awards After Dembele Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>France has now matched Argentina\u2019s record of countries with the highest number of Ballon d\u2019Or awards won.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Paris Saint-Germain forward, Osumane Dembele won the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or edition ahead of Barcelona\u2019s Lamine Yamal on Monday night in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Before the France international\u2019s triumph, Argentina holds the record for the most Ballon d\u2019Or wins with 8, which was all achieved by their captain, Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<p>However, France has now tied Argentina with 8 total wins too.<\/p>\n<p>They achieved this through more individual players, with wins from six players, including Michel Platini, Zine\u0301dine Zidane, Karim Benzema, and Dembele.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Germany, the Netherlands, and Portugal are tied for third place with 7 wins each.<\/p>\n<p>Countries with the highest number of Ballon d\u2019Or wins after Dembele\u2019s triumph:<\/p>\n<p>Argentina \u2013 8<\/p>\n<p>France \u2013 8<\/p>\n<p>Germany \u2013 7<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands \u2013 7<\/p>\n<p>Portugal \u2013 7 (including Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s five wins)<\/p>\n<p>Italy \u2013 5<\/p>\n<p>Brazil \u2013 5<\/p>\n<p>England \u2013 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Seychelles<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. 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