{"id":56444,"date":"2025-05-23T23:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=56444"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:14:56","slug":"mohamed-salah-feels-2025-ballon-dor-is-closest-now-after-historic-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mohamed-salah-feels-2025-ballon-dor-is-closest-now-after-historic-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed Salah Feels 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or is Closest Now After Historic Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed Salah recently iterated during an interview with Sky Sports that this year is his best opportunity yet to win the prestigious Ballon d&rsquo;Or. It is undeniable that the Egyptian has had a remarkable 2024-25 campaign. The Liverpool forward was instrumental in Arne Slot&rsquo;s side reclaiming the Premier League title this season.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Salah has contributed a staggering 28 goals and 18 assists in the league alone for the Reds. Speaking to Sky Sports, Salah said, <strong><em>&ldquo;I would say I never had a season like this and winning big trophies so I would say this is my best chance to get it right now while I&rsquo;m in the club because it&rsquo;s been a crazy year, a crazy season with a trophy. It&rsquo;s given me a good chance.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"I've never had a season like this, while winning big trophies\" &#127942;<br><br>Mohamed Salah on his chances of winning the Ballon d'Or &#128064; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G4cSpELFCa\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/G4cSpELFCa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1925660479721984086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The 32-year-old, recently signed a new two-year deal with the Reds in April. He ended the season with 33 goals and 23 assists&nbsp; to his name across all competitions. He is currently leading the Golden Boot race and is among the frontrunners for the Ballon d&rsquo;Or. The award ceremony is set to be announced in Paris on September 22 this year.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boss Arne Slot Backs Star Man for Ballon d&rsquo;Or<\/h2><p>Liverpool head coach Arne Slot echoed Salah&rsquo;s optimism in a recent press conference, as he said, <strong><em>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s completely true. He&rsquo;s had very, very good seasons at Liverpool but this one probably stands out in terms of numbers and if you add to that that we also won the league it will probably give him a fair chance.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/bayer-leverkusen-lands-erik-ten-hag-for-2-year-mission-romano-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Bayer Leverkusen Lands Erik Ten Hag for 2-Year Mission, Romano Confirms<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Slot added that Salah&rsquo;s consistency and drive make him a perennial contender: <strong><em>&ldquo;If there was ever a chance for him it will be this season. If not, he&rsquo;s going to try and push even harder next season. That&rsquo;s what I always know with Mo.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tough Competition Ahead for Mohamed Salah<\/h2><p>Despite his standout year, Salah faces fierce competition from <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lamine-yamal-follows-lionel-messi-footsteps-set-to-inherit-barcelona-no-10-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Barcelona&rsquo;s Lamine Yamal<\/a>, Raphinha, and PSG&rsquo;s Ousmane Dembele. All three players have been instrumental this season to guide their respective clubs to domestic glory.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/kevin-de-bruyne-joins-manchester-city-legends-club-honours-him-with-grand-gesture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Kevin De Bruyne Joins Manchester City Legends As the Club Honours Him With Grand Gesture<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Salah, however, remains focused on finishing the season strong as Liverpool prepare to host Crystal Palace in their final league game. While the Egyptian forward has been long regarded as one of the Premier League&rsquo;s elite, he has never cracked the Ballon d&rsquo;Or top three.&nbsp;<\/p><p>However, that could change this year, with numbers, silverware, and narrative all look to be aligning in his favor. However, with him competing against some amazing talents on par with him this season, it may not come easily to the Egyptian star.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool Star Says &#8216;Crazy Year&#8217; Gives Him His Best-Ever Chance at Winning Football\u2019s Top Individual Prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5618],"tags":[4489,1181,4421,1182],"class_list":["post-56444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-premier-league","tag-ballon-dor","tag-liverpool","tag-mohamed-salah","tag-premier-league"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mohamed Salah 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