{"id":257378,"date":"2026-08-12T12:56:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/the-next-10-ballon-dor-winners-predicted-by-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:56:55","slug":"the-next-10-ballon-dor-winners-predicted-by-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/the-next-10-ballon-dor-winners-predicted-by-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"The next 10 Ballon d’Or winners predicted by AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every year, football\u2019s elite gather in Paris to determine the winner of the Ballon d\u2019Or<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Well, perhaps not if your name is Vinicius Junior<\/a>. The Brazilian famously snubbed the awards evening in 2024 when he found out he’d been outvoted for the major accolade by Manchester City\u2019s midfield sensation Rodri.<\/p>\n

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Rodri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

It was a landmark year for the Spaniard, who won the Premier League with City and also won the European Championships after defeating England in the final. Having suffered a terrible ACL injury towards the end of the year, Rodri was not in the conversation to win the award again in 2025.<\/p>\n

Instead, it was PSG’s Ousmane Dembele who reigned supreme, having starred as the Parisiens finally won the Champions League in 2024\/25.<\/p>\n

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The last 10 Ballon d’Or winners<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Year<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Club<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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2014<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Real Madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lionel Messi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Real Madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Real Madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Luka Modric<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Real Madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lionel Messi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lionel Messi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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PSG<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Karim Benzema<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Real Madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lionel Messi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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PSG\/Inter Miami<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rodri<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Manchester City<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ousmane Dembele<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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PSG<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2020 award not given due to Covid-19<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

What made Dembele’s triumph all the more remarkable was the fact that he’d never actually been dominated for the award before. He fended off some stiff competition, including Lamine Yamal, but what does the future have in store for the Spaniard? Well, with the help of Grok, the next ten winners of the Ballon d\u2019Or have been predicted.<\/p>\n