Even after a few hours of sober reflection it was still hard to identify exactly which bit of the reliably nauseating 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony was the single most nauseating bit of the reliably nauseating 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony. Mainly though, the thing that did this was Ousmane Dembélé winning the men’s Ballon d’Or, the most hyped award of the night. 5:48 'I wasn't planning on crying': Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana ­Bonmatí win Ballon d’Or awards – videoThis is the same Dembélé who plays for a state project. Photograph: Mickael Pinta/Zuma Press Wire/ShutterstockBut this also doesn’t stop Dembélé being the right winner of the Ballon d’Or and in a way that is not just logical but also redemptive. Dembélé’s Ballon d’Or says: nothing is set, that it is still possible to reach out into the corners of your own talent.