Only 16 days before the Grail? Victims of recurring problems with the hamstrings in recent months, Ousmane Dembélé has paid this week. The Paris Saint-Germain Star striker came out on injury while holding his right thigh, thirty minutes after his entry into play with the French team against Ukraine on Friday evening (2-0 victory).
After having passed in -depth medical examinations, the former Rennais learned the duration of his unavailability. Already physically affected at the start of the season with Paris, “Dembouz” will miss six weeks of competition, and is already forfeit for the first two meetings of the Champions League of his club, planned against the Atalanta Bergame and FC Barcelona.
Angry, PSG did not hesitate to denounce “disrespectful” management of the Ousmane Dembélé case from Didier Deschamps and his staff.
The votes of the Golden Ball stopped on Monday
An injury that could be aims to be a disaster in the Golden Ball race, the outcome of which will be unveiled on Monday September 22, 2025. However, it is (almost) nothing: the 100 journalists selected indeed have until Monday September 8 to validate their ranking, as confirmed by France Football, historical organizer of the event
It is therefore difficult to imagine that the injury of Ousmane Dembélé, author of a fantastic season with PSG, can impact the votes a few days before their fence. Last year, Rodri had, moreover, very seriously injured in the knee a few weeks before the ceremony, but had yet managed to beat Vinicius Junior to everyone’s surprise. The Spanish midfielder had even come to lift his crutch trophy on the stage of the Châtelet theater (Paris).
Announced as a big favorite alongside Lamine Yamal, who will have the opportunity to make a last good impression with Spain on Sunday evening against Turkey, Ousmane Dembélé could become the sixth French to win the distinction since its creation in 1956.
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