British reporter: Dembele s transformation after experiencing Barcelona s trough is also one of the reasons why he can get the Golden Ball

Football 4:34pm, 28 September 2025 152

Demberle won the 2025 Golden Globe Award by overwhelmingly, and British journalist Henry Winter posted a post explaining his vote.

reporters said that he has been covering football since 1986 and has served as a member of the Golden Globes jury since 2006. To make a fair judgment, he will not only carefully study the candidate's game videos, but also review his observation notes on players during the season. He is more concerned about whether these performances occur at critical moments than the player's goals and assists records.

Some observers believe that Yamal should win this year's Golden Ball Award, his performance in the Champions League is indeed impressive, and the young player deserves to win the Copa Award again, but his teammate Rafinia at Barcelona was named the Player of the La Liga season, and Pedri was named the Best Player of the Barcelona in 2025.

Yamar's era will come, as long as he can perform better than other players in the coming year. Superstars such as Iniesta, Xavi, Maldini, Henry, etc. have never won the Golden Globe Award in football history, which proves how fierce the competition is and how outstanding the year's performance needs to be.

Liverpool fans talked endlessly about Salah's reasons for winning the award, but from a neutral perspective, this year is not Salah's year. He performed very well in the Premier League and was naturally selected as Player of the Year by football reporters. Watching his game is a treat, but Dembele is the same.

In the selection, people tend to compare the nominees' statistics, but in addition to his continued outstanding performance throughout the year, Dembele's goals in key away games against Liverpool and Arsenal are enough to prove his worth, and he is the key player who can make a fatal blow. In the penalty shootout, he also scored a penalty kick steadily. Every team needs a striker who can stabilize the situation, and Dembele is like a flash of lightning that illuminates the road to the Golden Globes.

Other factors also helped Dembele win the Golden Ball Award. For example, his high performance in helping Paris win the Ligue 1 championship. The Club World Cup was not worthy in the Golden Ball selection, but he scored goals against Bayern and Real Madrid. His strength has been fully demonstrated, recognized and responded to the top international stage.

And Dembele has also become a role model for young players to learn: first, he interprets his amazing professional spirit with fierce pressing, second, he is the abilities of both feet developed by hard training, which is also one of the sources of his strong scoring ability, and finally his perseverance in psychological quality.

An important narrative surrounding Dembele's winning of the Golden Ball is his rebirth after experiencing a trough at Barcelona. In the past, diet and discipline issues have always troubled him, but the responsibility and concentration after becoming a father helped him complete his transformation, which was one of the reasons why he won the award.

Finally, Henry Winter also mentioned that he sometimes gets blamed for being unpatriotic and not voting for England players. But he believes that staying objective is the most important thing, and it is difficult if a player does not perform in major games or in the Champions League.

Henry Winter said he was surprised that Palmer surpassed Kane, who had a very outstanding season at Bayern (41 goals and 13 assists) but only ranked 13th, while Palmer entered the top 8 of the Balcony with his performances in the Europa League and the Club World Cup, but Chelsea's player of the year is Kessedo.

Henry Winter Top 10 Polls:

1-Demberle

2-Yamar

3-Vitinia

4-Salah

5-Rafinia

6-Ashraf

7-Mbappe

8-Nuno-Mendes

9-Kane

10-McTominai