{"id":3302,"date":"2025-09-04T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/stoichkov-predicts-future-of-lamine-yamal-and-ballon-d-or_314585_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:28:37","slug":"stoichkov-predicts-future-of-lamine-yamal-and-ballon-d-or_314585_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/golden-ball\/stoichkov-predicts-future-of-lamine-yamal-and-ballon-d-or_314585_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Stoichkov has no doubts about Lamine and the Ballon d’Or: “he will win it whenever he wants”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hristo Stoichkov ‘got wet’ about Lamine Yamal’s chances of winning the 2025 Ballon d’Or. The former Bar\u00e7a player believes that the ’10’, sooner or later, will win the award<\/h2> \r\n
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Less than three weeks before the delivery of the 2025 Ballon d’Or<\/strong>, there are many authorized voices that ratify Lamine Yamal’s<\/strong> favoritism for the most prestigious award given by the magazine ‘France Football’. In the case of Hristo Stoichkov<\/strong>, the former Bulgarian player revealed the panorama regarding the 2025 edition.<\/p>

“This year I don’t think so after what Paris Saint-Germain has done. He is there, among the top three<\/strong>. People like you (the journalists), who have votes, it depends on you too. If I’m lucky I will go up to the podium to give it<\/strong>. We’ll see how it is”, commented the Bar\u00e7a legend during the Spanish National Team’s visit to Bulgaria for the World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>

Stoichkov won the Ballon d’Or in 1994<\/strong>, after his great performance in the United States World Cup (he was the top scorer with 6 goals). In addition, he won the Golden Boot in 1990 (with CSKA Sofia) and was the top scorer in the Champions League in 1994. With the Blaugrana team, he won 11 titles between 1990 and 1998, scoring 177 goals in 255 official matches.<\/p>

Hristo Stoichkov believes that Lamine Yamal will be Ballon d’Or sooner or later<\/h2>

Although Hristo Stoichkov sees Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a> as the favorite this year for his titles with Paris Saint-Germain (he won the domestic treble and the Champions League), the Plovdiv native is convinced of Lamine Yamal’s talent and ability to win the Ballon d’Or in a short time.<\/p>

“He is going to win it, when and how he should decide it, it doesn’t depend on us<\/strong>“, said the Bulgarian. The new ’10’ of Barcelona got his first nomination with only 17 years and could become the youngest winner in history. In this regard, Stoichkov also referred to the comparisons with Leo Messi and other mega ‘cracks’.<\/p>

“Own name, own path. Don’t compare yourself with others, because comparing is never good<\/strong>. I never wanted to compare myself with anyone and I don’t like to be compared with me”, he said regarding the future of the Matar\u00f3 native.<\/p>