The Ballon d’Or 2024 ceremony will take place on Monday evening at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris. In a surprising turn, both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who together have won 13 Ballon d’Or awards, will not be there. This is the first time in 20 years that neither has been nominated.
Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid is the favorite to win and could be the first winner born this century.
Other nominees are Rodri from Manchester City and Jude Bellingham, who is also Vinicius’s teammate at Real Madrid.
The Ballon d’Or was created by France Football magazine and has been awarded since 1956. Journalists from the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings vote on it.
Each journalist picks 10 players in order of preference, and points are given based on their rankings. The player with the most points wins.
Ballon d’Or 2024 Awards: Date, Timing, Nominees, And Live Streaming Details
Other Awards Presented:
- Ballon d’Or Féminin (best women’s player)
- Kopa Trophy (best young footballer)
- Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper)
- Gerd Muller Trophy (most goals scored by a player)
- Socrates Award (for humanitarian work)
- Best men’s and women’s club of the year
- Best men’s and women’s coach of the year
Ballon d’Or Nominees (Men)
- Jude Bellingham (England/Real Madrid)
- Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey/Inter Milan)
- Kylian Mbappé (France/PSG & Real Madrid)
- Erling Haaland (Norway/Manchester City)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain/Barcelona)
- Dani Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid)
- Ruben Dias (Portugal/Manchester City)
- Artem Dobvyk (Ukraine/Girona & AS Roma)
- Phil Foden (England/Manchester City)
- Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain/Bayer Leverkusen)
- Mats Hummels (Germany/Borussia Dortmund/AS Roma)
- Harry Kane (England/Bayern Munich)
- Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta)
- Emiliano Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa)
- Lautaro Martinez (Argentina/Inter Milan)
- Martin Ødegaard (Norway/Arsenal)
- Dani Olmo (Spain/RB Leipzig & Barcelona)
- Cole Palmer (England/Chelsea)
- Declan Rice (England/Arsenal)
- Rodri (Spain/Manchester City)
- Antonio Rüdiger (Germany/Real Madrid)
- Bukayo Saka (England/Arsenal)
- William Saliba (France/Arsenal)
- Federico Valverde (Uruguay/Real Madrid)
- Vinícius Jr. (Brazil/Real Madrid)
- Vitinha (Portugal/PSG)
- Nico Williams (Spain/Athletic Bilbao)
- Florian Wirtz (Germany/Bayer Leverkusen)
- Granit Xhaka (Switzerland/Bayer Leverkusen)
Ballon d’Or Nominees (Women)
- Barbra Banda (Zambia/Shanghai RCB & Orlando Pride)
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain/Barcelona)
- Lucy Bronze (England/Barcelona & Chelsea)
- Mariona Caldentey (Spain/Barcelona & Arsenal)
- Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi/PSG & Lyon)
- Manuela Giugliano (Italy/Roma)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona)
- Patricia Guijarro (Spain/Barcelona)
- Giulia Gwinn (Germany/Bayern Munich)
- Yui Hasegawa (Japan/Manchester City)
- Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Lyon)
- Lauren Hemp (England/Manchester City)
- Lindsey Horan (USA/Lyon)
- Lauren James (England/Chelsea)
- Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France/PSG)
- Alyssa Naeher (USA/Chicago Red Stars)
- Sjoeke Nusken (Germany/Chelsea)
- Ewa Pajor (Poland/Wolfsburg & Barcelona)
- Salma Paralluelo (Spain/Barcelona)
- Gabi Portilho (Brazil/Corinthians)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain/Barcelona)
- Mayra Ramirez (Colombia/Levante & Chelsea)
- Trinity Rodman (USA/Washington Spirit)
- Lea Schuller (Germany/Bayern Munich)
- Khadija Shaw (Jamaica/Manchester City)
- Sophia Smith (USA/Portland Thorns)
- Mallory Swanson (USA/Chicago Red Stars)
- Tarciane (Brazil/Corinthians & Houston Dash)
- Glodis Viggosdottir (Iceland/Bayern Munich)
- Grace Geyoro (France/PSG)
Ballon d’Or 2024 Ceremony Details
Date and Location: The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony will be held on October 28 at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris.
Time: The event will start at 1:15 AM IST on October 29 and 9:45 PM CET on October 28.
Where to Watch: You can watch the ceremony live on the Sony Sports Network.
How to Watch Online: The ceremony will be streamed live on the SonyLIV website and app in India, as well as on the L’Equipe YouTube channel.
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