That's it! We finally know the list of 30 players for the Ballon d'Or France Football 2025. A list that as planned is largely dominated by Paris Saint-Germain with no less than 9 players present.
Despite the strong Parisian presence, the consultant RMC
Sport Walid Achechour is shocked by the absences of certain elements including the Ecuadorian defender Willian Pacho. The left -hander has made a more than remarkable season alongside Marquinhos and quickly established itself as one of the bosses of this red and blue squad.
In the show l’After Footthe editorialist did not fail to mention the absence of the young 23 -year -old who in addition to that was decisive in the Champions League final on May 31 against Inter Milan.
“There are two Parisians missing for me. Bradley Barcola and Willian Pacho. Pacho was one of the best defenders of the season. I don't see why he's not. He can't do better than that. Bradley Barcola would also have deserved to be there. When you compare with offensive players on this list, I don't see what Barcola has done less than these players, ” he said.
Absences explained
Arrived in the summer of 2024 from the Eintracht Frankfurt, Willian Pacho quickly seduced his world by chaining the high -flying performances within the Parisian defense. Regular since the start of the exercise, its non-presence surprises but it would have explanations.
Indeed, according to the editor -in -chief of France
FootballVincent Garcia there would have been a dispersion of voices between French journalists and foreign representatives: “ It is not a sanction. The two players had less than half of the votes from the lists committee. Luis Figo, Fabio Capello and the Icelandic juror Vidir Sigurdsson chose more Marquinhos, where French journalists were more likely to choose Pacho. If PSG had won the final (club World Cup, editor's note), it would have been difficult not to make a Strike. »»
