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Former Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has revealed his pick for the year’s Ballon d’Or with [Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembele favourites for the prize](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2025/6/6/24444200/lamine-yamal-has-shown-he-should-win-the-ballon-dor-spain-boss-luis-de-la-fuente).
Yamal won three trophies with Barcelona, while Dembele won the lot with PSG as Luis Enrique’s side completed a famous treble and won the Champions League for the first time.
Yet Pique still thinks that Yamal deserves to be crowned the best player on the planet.
> “I’ve had the opportunity to share a dressing room with both Dembélé and Lamine. They’re both incredible guys,” he said via Sport.
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> “Ousmane, you know his personality, and Lamine is very talented, very special. I prefer Lamine because he’s at Barcelona now and also in the Kings League.
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> “I’d like Lamine to win. He’s very young, very talented. I think he’s very special. But I’d also like Ousmane. And if he ends up winning, I’ll be happy for him.”
The Ballon d’Or will be handed out in October at a special ceremony in Paris.