Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has become the sixth French player to win the Ballon d’Or.
Ousmane Dembélé’s triumph has allowed France to move to the top spot for the number of Ballon d’Or winners. Previously, this award was given to Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid), Michel Platini (Juventus), Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille), Zinedine Zidane (Juventus), and Karim Benzema (Real Madrid). Thus, France has six Ballon d’Or winners. Meanwhile, Germany and Italy each have 5 representatives.