Ballon d'Or 2024: All You Need to Know
The 2024 Ballon d'Or will be the 68th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2023–24 season. For the third time in the award's history, it will be given based on the season's results instead of the calendar year. This is the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024. The nominees were announced on 4 September 2024 and the ceremony will take place on 28 October 2024.
Two new accolades are set to be awarded: Men's Coach of the Year and Women's Coach of the Year, recognising coaches' contributions to success on the pitch.[2] UEFA will co-organize the Ballon d'Or gala for the first time, with France Football retaining the voting system and the Ballon d'Or name.
What is the Ballon d'Or?
The Ballon d'Or awards honour the year's best players, coaches and clubs in recognition of their outstanding achievements.
It has been presented annually by French magazine France Football since 1956 and also celebrates the top scorer, goalkeeper, young player and humanitarian.
Who is in the running?
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
William Saliba (Arsenal)
Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale Milano)
Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Rodri (Man City)
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
Hakan Calhanoglu (Internazionale Milano)
Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
Dani Olmo (Barcelona)
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Mats Hummels (Roma)
Erling Haaland (Man City)
Nicholas Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
Phil Foden (Man City)
Artem Dovbyk (Roma)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Toni Kroos (former Real Madrid)
Ruben Dias (Man City)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
When does it take place?
The event will take place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday 28 October.
The evening gets underway at 19:45 GMT and will be broadcast live on L’Equipe’s YouTube channel and website.
Who decides the winner?
The shortlists are revealed almost two months before the event. Voting is then carried out by 100 journalists, with one selected from the top 100 countries in the FIFA men's rankings.
They are tasked with picking their top 10 players from the 30-man shortlist. The 10 players are awarded 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point respectively. The Ballon d'Or is awarded to the player with the highest number of points.
The judges are asked to consider three areas: Individual performance, decisiveness and impressiveness, their collective performance and track record as well as fair play.
The favourite to win it
This is the first time in more than 20 years that eight-time winner Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, who has five Ballon d'Or trophies to his name, has not been nominated.
Real Madrid's Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr is the frontrunner to win on Monday.
The 24-year-old scored 24 times and contributed 11 assists in all competitions last season as Madrid won La Liga before securing a record-extending 15th UEFA Champions League title at Wembley Stadium in June.
All the awards
The Ballon d'Or - best male player
The Ballon d'Or Feminin - best female player
The Yashin Trophy - best male goalkeeper
The Kopa Trophy - best male player under the age of 21
The Gerd Muller Trophy - best male striker
The Socrates Award - awarded to one player for their humanitarian work
Men's Club of the Year
Women's Club of the Year
Men's Coach of the Year
Women's Coach of the Year
