Ballon d’Or: The 68th edition of the Ballond’ Or will take place tonight to crown the best female and men players of the 2023-2024 season of Football. France’s football governing body, France Football awards this iconic award on a yearly basis, recognising the individual brilliance of football players on the turf over a period of one year.
Ever since the award was introduced 68 years ago in 1956, it has turned out to become one of the most precious and desired awards in the history of Football. England’s legendary footballer and icon Sir Stanley Matthews was the first ever Ballond’ Or winner.
Real Madrid’s left winger and Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior is regarded as the favourite to win the Men’s Ballon D’or while Aitana Bonmati of Barcelona Femini is the favourite to win the women’s Ballon d’Or for a second-successive time.
The Ballon d’Or 2024 award-ceremony also marks the beginning of a new-era in Football with the legendary duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi not getting nominated in the 30-man shortlist for this year. It ends their dominance of multiple decades which saw the two lift the award 13 times in the last sixteen years since 2008.
Alongside the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards, the 68th edition will also feature multiple different awards. The best goalkeeper of the 2023-2024 season will be awarded the Yashin Trophy while the best under 21 player will be given the Kopa Trophy.
Coaches will also be awarded the best Men’s and Women’s coach of the year awards while prizes will be handed out to the best Men’s and Women’s Football-Clubs. The player who scored the highest number of goals in the 2023-2024 season will be awarded the Gerd Muller Trophy.
The Ballon d’Or Trophy is awarded on the basis of three-main criterias:
The first criteria involves individual brilliance alongside impressive and decisive character. The second criteria for awarding the trophy involves the overall performance of the player’s team in a particular season.
Additionally, the nominees’ fair play and class are evaluated as well. To determine the true winner of the prize, a global panel of specialised journalists, one from each nation, submitted their votes.
Ballon d’Or 2024: 30-Man Nominee list for the Men’s award
- Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter Milan and Turkey)
- Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid and Spain)
- Rúben Dias (Manchester City and Portugal)
- Artem Dovbyk (Girona and Ukraine)
- Phil Foden (Manchester City and England)
- Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen and Spain)
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)
- Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund and Germany)
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
- Toni Kroos (Real Madrid and Germany)
- Ademola Lookman (Atalanta and Nigeria)
- Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa and Argentina)
- Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan and Argentina)
- Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain and France)
- Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal and Norway)
- Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig and Spain)
- Cole Palmer (Chelsea and England)
- Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)
- Rodri (Manchester City and Spain)
- Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid and Germany)
- Bukayo Saka (Arsenal and England)
- William Saliba (Arsenal and France)
- Federico Valverde (Real Madrid and Uruguay)
- Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid and Brazil)
- Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
- Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao and Spain
- Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen and Germany)
- Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland)
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
Ballon d’Or 2024 Award-ceremony: Live-Streaming information
When will the Ballon d’Or 2024 Award-Ceremony be held?
The Ballon d’Or 2024 award-ceremony will take place on Tuesday, 29th of October (India).
At what time will the Ballon d’Or 2024 ceremony start?
The Ballon d’Or 2024 ceremony will commence at 1:15 am Indian Standard Time (IST).
Will any Indian TV channels broadcast the 2024 Ballon d’Or Award-Ceremony?
The 2024 Ballon d’Or Award-Ceremony will be telecasted live on the Sony Sports Network on television in India.
Can I watch the Ballon d’Or 2024 award-ceremony on any OTT platforms?
Yes, fans in India can easily watch the 2024 Ballon d’Or Award-ceremony on the application and website of Sony Liv. The ceremony can also be watched for free on the YouTube channel of L’equipe.
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