EVERY footballer dreams of helping their club win trophies – but lifting the Ballon d’Or is the one individual award that tops all.
Lionel Messi picked up his eighth gong last year after leading Argentina to their first World Cup title win since 1986 during the 2022 competition.
However, it was seen as a controversial decision due to Messi’s underwhelming season at club level compared to Erling Haaland who fired Manchester City to an incredible Treble.
Organisers are set to have an even tougher task in choosing the winners this time round with the likes of Real Madrid duo Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr having outstanding seasons for their club.
Also, there a massive shouts for Rodri to get his hands on the after playing a vital role in Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph.
Either way, SunSport has all the information on when the Ballon d’Or 2024 winner will be announced.
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When is the Ballon d’Or 2024 winner announced?
- The Ballon d’Or 2024 winner will be announced on Monday, October 28.
- It is scheduled to get underway at 7pm GMT, 2pm ET and 8pm local time.
- Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France is the allocated arena for this huge ceremony and it can host approximately 2,500 spectators.
Where can I watch the Ballon d’Or 2024 for FREE?
The Ballon d’Or 2024 awards ceremony will be streamed live for FREE on L’Equipe’s YouTube channel.
What are the Ballon d’Or 2024 nominees?
Below are the 30 players who have been nominated for this year’s Ballon d’Or.
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- Jude Bellingham (England and Real Madrid)
- Ruben Dias (Portugal and Manchester City)
- Phil Foden (England and Manchester City)
- Federico Valverde (Uruguay and Real Madrid)
- Emiliano Martinez (Argentina and Aston Villa)
- Erling Haaland (Norway and Manchester City)
- Nico Williams (Spain and Athletic Bilbao)
- Granit Xhaka (Switzerland and Bayer Leverkusen)
- Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine and Roma)
- Toni Kroos (former Germany and Real Madrid)
- Vinicius Jr (Brazil and Real Madrid)
- Dani Olmo (Spain and Barcelona)
- Florian Wirtz (Germany and Bayer Leverkusen)
- Martin Odegaard (Norway and Arsenal)
- Mats Hummels (Germany, free agent)
- Rodri (Spain and Manchester City)
- Harry Kane (England and Bayern Munich)
- Declan Rice (England and Arsenal)
- Vitinha (Portugal and Paris St-Germain)
- Cole Palmer (England and Chelsea)
- Dani Carvajal (Spain and Real Madrid)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain and Barcelona)
- Bukayo Saka (England and Arsenal)
- Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey and Inter Milan)
- William Saliba (France and Arsenal)
- Kylian Mbappe (France and Real Madrid)
- Lautaro Martinez (Argentina and Inter Milan)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria and Atalanta)
- Antonio Rudiger (Germany and Real Madrid)
- Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain and Bayer Leverkusen)
What has been said?
Real Madrid star Rodrygo is not happy with the nominations despite seeing his teammates selected to potentially win the Ballon d’Or.
Rodrygo told ESPN regarding his snub: “I was upset, I think I deserved it. I don’t want to belittle the players who are there, but I think I had a place in the 30. It was a surprise… But there’s not much I can do, I’m not the one who decides these things.”
Who has won the most Ballon d’Ors?
Here is a list of all the multiple-time Ballon d’Or winners:
- Lionel Messi – 8: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 5: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
- Michel Platini – 3: 1983, 1984, 1985
- Johan Cruyff – 3: 1971, 1971, 1974
- Marco van Basten – 3: 1988, 1989, 1992
- Franz Beckenbauer – 2: 1972, 1976
- Ronaldo – 2: 1997, 2002
- Alfredo Di Stefano – 2: 1957, 1959
- Kevin Keegan – 2: 1978, 1979
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge – 2: 1980, 1981
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
