| 2024 Ballon d'Or | |
| SCHEDULE | TIME |
| Program: | 2024 Ballon d'Or |
| Date: | Tue, October 29, 2024 |
| Time: | 1:15 AM Indian Time 11:45 PM UAE Time 11:45 PM KSA Time |
| Venue: | Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France |
| Ballon d'Or 2024 | Nominees |
Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid) Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Türkiye, Inter) Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid) Rúben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City) Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma) Phil Foden (England, Manchester City) Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen) Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City) Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund) Harry Kane (England, Bayern München) Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid) Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta) Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa) Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter) Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid) Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal) Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona) Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / 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 Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid) Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club) Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen) Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen) Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona) | |
| 2024 Kopa Trophy Best Young Player | Nominees |
Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona) Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United) Arda Güler (Turkey, Real Madrid) Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, Salzburg) Kobbie Mainoo (England, Manchester United) João Neves (Portugal, Benfica/Paris Saint-Germain) Savinho (Brazil, Girona/Manchester City) Mathys Tel (France, Bayern Munich) Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona) Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain) | |
| 2024 Yashin Trophy Best Goalkeeper | Nominees |
Diogo Costa (Portugal, Porto) Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain) Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund) Andriy Lunin (Ukraine, Real Madrid) Mike Maignan (France, Milan) Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia, Valencia) Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa) Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Club) Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter Milan) Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns) | |
Preview: Ballon d’Or 2024
Tonight, the world of football will be buzzing as the prestigious Ballon d'Or awards are presented in Paris. This annual event celebrates the most outstanding individual achievements in the sport, and this year promises to be particularly exciting.
The ceremony will take place at the iconic Théâtre du Châtelet, where fans eagerly await to see who will take home the coveted Golden Ball. With legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo absent from the shortlist for the first time in years, fresh faces are set to shine. Top contenders for the men's award include Jude Bellingham, Rodri, and Vinicius Jr., all of whom have made significant impacts in their clubs this season.
On the women's side, several talented players are in the running for the Ballon d'Or. Aitana Bonmati, Caroline Graham Hansen, Mallory Swanson, Salma Paralluelo, and Ada Hegerberg are all vying for this prestigious accolade, showcasing the incredible talent in women's football.
In addition to the main awards, several other honors will be presented tonight. These include the Club of the Year, Manager of the Year, the Kopa Trophy for the best men’s under-21 player, and the Yashin Trophy, which recognizes the best goalkeeper in both men's and women's football.
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About Ballon d'Or:
History
The Ballon d'Or (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ] ⓘ; lit. 'Golden Ball') is an annual football award presented by French magazine France Football since 1956 to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous season.
Conceived by sports writers Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran, the Ballon d'Or was based exclusively on voting by football journalists up until 2006. Originally, it was awarded only to players from Europe and was widely known as the European Footballer of the Year award. In 1995, the Ballon d'Or was expanded to include all players of any origin that have been active at European clubs. The award became a global prize in 2007 with all professional footballers from around the world being eligible; additionally, coaches and captains of national teams were also given the right to vote, before reverting to just journalists in 2016.
Between 2010 and 2015, in an agreement with FIFA, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, and was known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or. That partnership ended in 2016, and the award reverted to the Ballon d'Or, while FIFA also reverted to its own separate annual award, The Best FIFA Men's Player. In 2022, France Football modified the rules for the Ballon d'Or. The timing was changed so that awards were given not for achievements during a calendar year, but for a football season, and it was also determined that only a single journalist from each country in the top 100 of the FIFA Men's World Ranking would be allowed to vote. UEFA co-organizes the Ballon d'Or gala since 2024, with France Football retaining the voting system and the Ballon d'Or name.
Lionel Messi won the award a record eight times, and he is also the current holder of the Ballon d'Or, having won its most recent edition in 2023. Cristiano Ronaldo won it five times and amassed a record eighteen nominations in his career. Michel Platini, Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten each won the award three times, while Franz Beckenbauer, Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Kevin Keegan and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge have each won it twice.
