Dembélé: "I slept with the Ballon d'Or" | OneFootball

Ousmane Dembélé (28 years old), forward for Paris Saint-Germain, spoke to TF1 about his Ballon d’Or 2025 triumph. The full interview will be broadcast this Sunday on Téléfoot, but a first excerpt has already been shared. The French international expressed his immense pride, spoke about the emotions shared with his mother, the support from his hometown of Évreux, and that of the fans, pillars of his incredible journey.

Dembélé: “It’s the recognition of the work accomplished”

On the Ballon d’Or

Since last night, I slept with it. It’s the recognition of the work accomplished. It’s an enormous joy. There’s a lot of stress, obviously, there’s a lot of stress. But as soon as they announce the name, it’s pure joy and I was very proud.

The emotions

I didn’t want to cry. But it kept building up, building up. With my mother, who raised me alone and has been there from the very beginning—it’s my mother, it’s exceptional.

Dembélé: “It’s exceptional, this whole city that is happy and proud”

Évreux

I saw lots of videos of what was happening in Évreux. It’s exceptional, this whole city that is happy and proud.

The support from the fans

It motivated me to have so much support from the fans.

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