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The Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 28 as Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior and Barcelona Femini’s Aitana Bonmati are expected to win the best footballers of the year award. The event, which sees French football honour the best male and female football players of the 2023-24 season, will see its 68th edition take place tonight in the French capital, Paris.
Notably, the Ballon d’Or is awarded annually, recognising individual brilliance on the football pitch over a year. Ever since its introduction in 1956, the Ballon d’Or has turned out to be the most coveted prizes in football. Moreover, the 2024 edition also marks a new beginning of an era with two of the greats of the game, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo not making into the 30-player list of nominees. It also ends the decade long dominance of the two football icons that saw them win 13 times in last 16 years.
Check all the details about the Ballon d'Or 2024:
When and where will the Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony take place?
The Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony will take place on Monday, October 28 (October 29 in India) from 9:45 pm (1:15 am IST) at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
Who are the men's Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees?
The nominees include Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappé, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, and more, as mentioned in the list below:
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)
Where to watch the live telecast of the Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony in India?
The live telecast of the Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony will be available on the Sony Sports Network channels in India.
Where to watch the live stream of the Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony in India?
The live stream of the Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony will be available on SonyLIV in India.
