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PSG star Dembele wins first Ballon d'Or

PSG star Dembele wins first Ballon d'Or
Paris St-Germain's Ousmane Dembele. [Image: BBC]

Paris St-Germain's Ousmane Dembele has won the Ballon d'Or, the award for the best football player in the world, for the first time.

The 28-year-old France forward scored 35 goals and made 14 assists in 53 matches for PSG last season as they won the treble, including their first Champions League.

He was the joint top scorer in Ligue 1, with 21 goals, and named the French top flight and Champions League player of the year.

And he also helped PSG to the Club World Cup final where they lost to Chelsea in New Jersey.

Dembele, who beat Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal to the award, was able to attend the ceremony in Paris - and was in tears as he stood on the stage - despite the fact his team were playing on Monday evening.

The forward is currently sidelined through injury, meaning he missed PSG's 1-0 home defeat by Marseille in a game which was rearranged because of a storm.

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