How to Watch Ballon d’Or ceremony, and All Nominees Compete for Football’s Top Award Online
Ballon d’Or 2024 Live Streaming and Telecast Details: The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony organized France Football will take place on October 29 () in the French capital city. The 68th edition of the ceremony shall see the best players (male and female) off of a 30-name shortl.
Started in the year 1956, the Ballon d’Or is the highest individual prize in world football and is being conducted France Football in collaboration with Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the first time.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi holds the record for winning the prize a total of eight times. Second behind him in the all-time tally is Criano Ronaldo (five). Interestingly, this edition marks the first time since 2003 that neither Messi nor Ronaldo have been nominated in the final 30 shortl.
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Who are the nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2024 award?
Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Türkiye, Inter)
Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
Rúben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
Artem Dovk (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)
How is the Ballon d’Or award winner selected?
An international jury of journals presides over the selection of the winner – one journal representative per country from the top 100 nations in the latest FIFA rankings (before the ls are published).
Each juror selects a l of ten players from the shortl of 30 that is chosen the editorial staff of France Football and French publication L’Équipe, the best juror from the previous edition – Costa Rica for men’s and South Africa for the women’s Ballon d’Or – and UEFA ambaassadors – Luis Figo (men’s) and Nadine Kessler (women’s).
The jurors then award the 10 selected players 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point respectively in descending order of their preference. The Ballon d’Or is ultimately awarded to the player with the highest number of points rewarded all the jurors.
When and what time is the Ballon d’Or 2024 awards ceremony?
The Ballon d’Or 2024 awards ceremony is scheduled to begin on October 29, 1:15 AM () onwards.
Where will the Ballon d’Or 2024 awards ceremony take place?
The Ballon d’Or 2024 awards ceremony shall be hosted at the Theatre du Chatalet in Paris, France.
Where can I watch the Ballon d’Or 2024 awards ceremony in India?
The Ballon d’Or 2024 awards ceremony will be broadcasted on the Sony Sports Network. It can also be live streamed on SonyLIV app and website.
