Details of the ceremony and top candidates

The Ballon d’Or 2024 ceremony is approaching, where the award will be given to the best player of the year. The nominated players have already been announced, and in the top 5 is Serie A player Lautaro Martínez, who is in fifth place. Among the four best candidates, three are from Real Madrid: Vinicius, Bellingham and Carvajal. In second place is Rodri, a key player for Manchester City and Spain. For the first time, neither Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo are on the list of possible winners. Below are the date, time and candidates. When the Ballon d’Or is awarded The 68th edition of the Ballon d’Or will take place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on Monday 28 October, from 18:45. Candidates 1. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid) 2. Rodri (Manchester City) 3. Bellingham (Real Madrid) 4. Carvajal (Real Madrid) 5. Lautaro Martinez (Inter) 6. Toni Kroos (retired) 7. Mbappé (Real Madrid) ) ) 8. Kane (Bayern Munich) 9. Foden (Manchester City) 10. Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao) 11. Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 12. Yamal (Barcelona) 13. Haaland (Manchester City) 14. Emiliano Martínez ( Aston Villa) ) 15. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) Where to watch the Ballon d’Or ceremony on TV and streaming The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony will be broadcast live exclusively on DAZN, also available on streaming and via of the Dazn application. Commentary on the event The commentary on the event that will award the Ballon d’Or to the best player of 2024 will be given by Pierluigi Pardo, accompanied on the occasion by the former midfielder of the national team Marco Parolo. Who votes for the Ballon d’Or From 2022, the voting mechanism has been modified. Now only journalists from the top 100 nations in the FIFA Ranking are entitled to vote, thus excluding representatives from nations ranked 101 and beyond. This change has reduced the field of voters, making the process more focused on countries with more weight in the international football scene. Hall of Fame 1956: Stanley Matthews (England, Blackpool) 1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain, Real Madrid) 1958: Raymond Kopa (France, Real Madrid) 1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain, Real Madrid) 1960: Luis Suárez ( Spain) , Barcelona) 1961: Omar Sívori (Italy, Juventus) 1962: Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Prague) 1963: Lev Yashin (Soviet Union, Dynamo Moscow) 1964: Denis Law (Scotland, Manchester United) 1965: Eusebio (Portugal Benfica) ) 1966: Bobby Charlton (England, Manchester United) 1967: Florian Albert (Hungary, Ferencvaros) 1968: George Best (Northern Ireland, Manchester United) 1969: Gianni Rivera (Italy, Milan) 1970: Gerd Müller (Germany, Bayern Munich) 1971: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands, Ajax) 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Germany, Bayern Munich) 1973: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands, Barcelona) 1974: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands, Barcelona) 1975: Oleg Blokhin ( Soviet Union, Dinamo6: Kiev)197 Franz Beckenbauer (Germany, Bayern Munich) 1977: Allan Simonsen (Denmark, Borussia Mönchengladbach) 1978: Kevin Keegan (England, Hamburg) 1979: Kevin Keegan (England, Hamburg) 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany, Bayern Munich:) 1 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany, Bayern Munich) 1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy, Juventus) 1983: Michel Platini (France, Juventus) 1984: Michel Platini (France, Juventus) 1985: Michel Platini (France, Juventus) 1986: Igor Belanov (Soviet Union, Dynamo Kyiv) 1987: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands, Milan) 1988: Marco van Basten (Netherlands, Milan) 1989: Marco van Basten (Netherlands, Milan) 1990: Lothar Matthäus (Germany, Inter) 1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (France, Marseille) 1992: Marco van Basten (Netherlands, Milan) 1993: Roberto Baggio (Italy, Juventus) 1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria, Barcelona) 1995 : George Weah (Liberia, Milan) 1996: Matthias Sammer (Germany, Borussia Dortmund) 1997: Ronaldo (Brazil, Inter) 1998: Zinedine Zidane (France, Juventus) 1999: Rivaldo (Brazil, Barcelona) 2000: Luís Figo (Portugal, Real Madrid) 2001: Michael Owen (England, Liverpool) 2002: Ronaldo (Brazil, Real Madrid) 2003: Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic, Juventus) 2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine, Milan) 2005: Ronaldinho (Brazil, Barcelona) 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy, Real Madrid) 2007: Kaká (Brazil, Milan) ) 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United) 2009: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 2010: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 2011: Lionel Messi ( Argentina, Barcelona) 2012: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid) 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid) 2015: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid) 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid) 2018: Luka Modrić (Croatia, Real Madrid) 2019: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 2020: Not awarded (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) 2021: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Paris Saint-Germain) 2022: Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid) 2023: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami) Trivia Youngest winner: Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d’Or at just 22 years old , in 2009. This victory marked the beginning of a stellar career, which led him to become the most titled player in the history of the award. The oldest winner: It was Lev Yashin, the legendary Soviet goalkeeper, who won the award in 1963 at the age of 34. Yashin remains the only goalkeeper in history to win the Ballon d’Or. Dominant teams: Barcelona and Real Madrid are the teams that have won the most Ballon d’Or. With players like Messi, Ronaldo, Luis Suárez and Alfredo Di Stefano, the two Spanish giants have dominated the international scene for decades.