"When England won the Women's European Championship in July, Kelly blasted home the decisive penalty in the final against world champion Spain. She also won the Women's Champions League with surprise winner Arsenal. She faces competition from defender Lucy Bronze and goalkeeper Hannah Hampton her England teammates who both play for Chelsea and from Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati, the winner of the past two awards. Barcelona players have won the past four women's awards."
"Because Ligue 1 postponed Sunday night's match between host Marseille and PSG by 24 hours due to a severe weather forecast, the match at Stade Velodrome is scheduled to start on Monday at 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT). That clashes with the Ballon d'Or ceremony and prevents most PSG players from attending. However, Dembele, Desire Doue and Joao Neves are injured and not in the matchday squad, leaving them free to attend the ceremony."
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele and England forward Chloe Kelly are leading contenders for the men's and women's Ballon d'Or awards. Dembele inspired PSG to its first Champions League title and is one of nine PSG players nominated for the men's award. Gianluigi Donnarumma was nominated as a PSG player despite joining Manchester City. Other men's candidates include teenage Barcelona star Lamine Yamal and Mohamed Salah. Kelly converted the decisive penalty as England won the Women's European Championship and also won the Women's Champions League with Arsenal. She faces competition from Lucy Bronze, Hannah Hampton and Aitana Bonmati. The Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris clashes with a rescheduled PSG match, keeping most PSG players away, though injured players Dembele, Desire Doue and Joao Neves are available to attend. Luis Enrique was nominated for best coach. The ceremony begins at Theatre du Chatelet and U.S. viewers can watch on Paramount+. The Ballon d'Or has been awarded since 1956 for men and since 2018 for women.
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