The French forward is favourite to beat the young Spanish, while Spain is likely to dominate the women's category again.

Dembélé favorito, ma Yamal ci crede. Tre italiani in lizza: solo Donnarumma tra gli uomini, Girelli e Cantore nel femminile

The French forward is favourite to beat the young Spanish, while Spain is likely to dominate the women's category again.

This one has not been whittled down yet:

Rolling report: Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana Bonmatí have won the main prizes with Hannah Hampton and Sarina Wiegman also awarded

Paris St-Germain's Ousmane Dembele wins the Ballon d'Or, the award for the best player in the world, for the first time.

The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious individual prize in both men's and women's football, and Bonmatí's run of three in a row follows back-to-back victories for her Barcelona…

PARIS: Ousmane Dembélé won the Ballon d’Or for leading Paris Saint-Germain to its first Champions League title and Aitana Bonmatí received the women’s award for a third successive…

PARIS: Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d’Or for leading Paris Saint-Germain to its first Champions League title and Aitana Bonmati received the women’s award for a third successive…

Ousmane Dembele helped Paris Saint-Germain to a quadruple last season, including their first Champions League.

Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal missed out on becoming the youngest Ballon d'Or winner, but he is destined to create a new footballing era, writes Guillem Balague.