The 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony is slated for Monday night, September 22, and a leaked list claiming to show the top 10 finishers for the 2025 men’s award has gone viral.

There have been controversies in recent years, with leaked results unveiling the eventual winners even before the gala night, unlike decades past when it was a big secret.

Fans practically know the eventual winner beforehand these days, and there are often concerns expressed over the integrity of the ceremony and winners in recent times.

Again, for a fourth consecutive time, neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi features in the top three as fans anticipate another new winner.

The 2025 Ballon d’Or winner will officially be unveiled at Monday’s glamorous awards ceremony, inside the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.

2025 Ballon d'Or top 10 list 'leaked'

About 48 hours before the event, a supposedly leaked list claiming to have shown a glimpse of the top 10 finishers went viral across social media.

The shared yet unconfirmed list had Barcelona’s Raphinha at the top with 800 points, a tally higher than Messi’s winning totals in 2023.

According to the list, French star Ousmane Dembele will be second with 710 points, while Lamine Yamal is third, according to Tribune.

In fourth and fifth positions are Vitinha and Nuno Mendes, respectively, while Pedri is in sixth.

Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah, Desire Doue, and Lautaro Martínez are other players in the top 10 according to the list.

X handle Barca Spaces shared the list and added the caption: "This would be such a surprise."

💭 This would be such a surprise pic.twitter.com/nMkV3VCbKx

— Barça Spaces (@BarcaSpaces) September 20, 2025