Ballon d'or: Namibia excluded from the 2025 jury

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·12 September 2025

Ballon d'or: Namibia excluded from the 2025 jury

With just ten days to go until the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony, a significant update has emerged. Three countries have been dropped from the voting panel for this edition. In reality, there’s nothing unusual about this change. Vincent Garcia, editor-in-chief of France Football, confirmed during a behind-the-scenes Ballon d'Or podcast that Trinidad and Tobago, Namibia, and Armenia have lost their voting rights.