Dembele to miss Ballon d’Or event as PSG game moved amid protests in France

Paris Saint-Germain’s game has been postponed following a request by police amid a wave of violent protests in France.Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026Paris Saint-Germain’s home Ligue 1 game against Lyon scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed until Monday, the French league announced, following a request by police amid a wave of violent protests in the French capital.The decision means the reigning Ballon d’Or, Ousmane Dembele, will miss Monday’s awards ceremony in London, for which he and a number of his PSG teammates have been nominated.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Macron to meet student groups: Where are France’s protests heading?list 2 of 4‘Stupid talk’: France rejects Trump’s attempt to blame unrest on migrationlist 3 of 4Macron blames ‘seditious’ far left for unrest as France bans some protestslist 4 of 4Why is Gen Z revolting?end of listThe 29-year-old French international forward was once again among the favourites to win the award, having helped his nation to the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals while leading PSG to their defence of the UEFA Champions League crown.“The LFP takes note of the police decree prohibiting the staging of the game between Pa...