2024 Ballon d'Or Ceremony: Everything You Need to Know

The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday evening, starting at 7pm GMT. Top football players from around the world will be present to receive one of the sport's most prestigious individual awards.

This year marks the first time in 21 years that neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo are nominated in the men’s category. Messi, last year’s winner, did not make the top 30 nominees, which includes Jude Bellingham, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Dani Carvajal, Rúben Dias, Artem Dovbyk, Phil Foden, Alejandro Grimaldo, Erling Haaland, Mats Hummels, Harry Kane, Toni Kroos, Ademola Lookman, Emiliano Martínez, Lautaro Martínez, and Kylian Mbappé.

Other nominees include Martin Ødegaard, Dani Olmo, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Rodri, Antonio Rüdiger, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, Federico Valverde, Vinícius Júnior, Vitinha, Nico Williams, Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka, and Lamine Yamal. The winner will be the player with the most points from the vote.

Awards for the best female player (Feminin Ballon d’Or), best men’s under-21 player (Kopa Trophy), best goalkeeper (Yashin Trophy), and Coach of the Year for both men’s and women’s categories will also be presented.

The event will be broadcast live on the official France Football website and L’Equipe’s YouTube channel.