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Men’s live ranking
16 Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen/Switzerland)
17 Federico Valverde (Real Madrid/Uruguay)
18 Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
19 Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal/Norway)
20 Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter/Turkey)
21 Bukayo Saka (Arsenal/England)
22 Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid/Germany)
23 Rúben Dias (Man City/Portugal)
24 William Saliba (Arsenal/France)
25 Cole Palmer (Chelsea/England)
26 Declan Rice (Arsenal/England)
27 Vitinha (PSG/Portugal)
28 Alejandro Grimaldo (Leverkusen/Spain)
=29 Mats Hummels (Roma/Germany)
=29 Artem Dovbyk (Roma/Ukraine)
Remaining nominees: Jude Bellingham, Dani Carvajal, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Toni Kroos, Ademola Lookman, Lautaro Martínez, Kylian Mbappé, Dani Olmo, Rodri, Vinícius Júnior, Nico Williams, Florian Wirtz, Lamine Yamal.
There are some big names missing from the women’s top 30 – including Naomi Girma, Keira Walsh, Kadidiatou Diani and Olga Carmona. Tonight’s ceremony also won’t award a Kopa or Yashin award to a female player, and is taking place on the eve of Euro 2025 qualifiers. Is the Ballon d’Or really treating the women’s game equally?
Women’s award live ranking:
11 Patri Guijarro (Barcelona/Spain)
12 Barbra Banda (Orlando/Zambia)
13 Lauren James (Chelsea/England)
14 Ada Hegerberg (Lyon/Norway)
15 Khadija Shaw (Man City/Jamaica)
16 Tabitha Chawinga (PSG/Malawi)
17 Alyssa Naeher (Chicago/USA)
18 Gabi Portilho (Corinthians/Brazil)
19 Giulia Gwinn (Bayern/Germany)
20 Lucy Bronze (Chelsea/England)
21 Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea/Colombia)
22 Glódis Viggósdóttir (Bayern/Iceland)
23 Tarciane (Houston/Brazil)
24 Lea Schüller (Bayern/Germany)
25 Sjœke Nüsken (Chelsea/Germany)
26 Yui Hasegawa (Man City/Japan)
27 Manuela Giugliano (Roma/Italy)
28 Lauren Hemp (Man City/England)
29 Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg/Poland)
30 Grace Geyoro (PSG/France)
Remaining nominees: Aitana Bonmatí, Mariona Caldentey, Caroline Graham Hansen , Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Salma Paralluelo, Alexia Putellas, Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, Mallory Swanson, Lindsey Horan.
Here are the baubles being handed out at the Théâtre du Châtelet this evening:
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Men’s Ballon d’Or
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Women’s Ballon d’Or
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Kopa Trophy (best U21 player)
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Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper)
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Gerd Müller Trophy (top goalscorer)
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Men’s Club of the Year
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Women’s Club of the Year
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Men’s Coach of the Year
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Women’s Coach of the Year
Here’s more on the day’s big news, and the 30-player long lists which were announced in September. The countdowns have begun, so we’ll bring you the latest asap …
Preamble
Ballon d’Or. Ballon d’Or! Ballon d’Or!!! … Ballon d’Or? Ballon d’Or?! Ballon d’Or??? The biggest night in football for those who refuse to accept that this is fundamentally a team sport, and that every player on earth (yes, even Cristiano Ronaldo) would swap it to win the World Cup, is here – but before the ceremony in Paris has even kicked off, there’s been big drama.
Ever since the moment that caused Rio Ferdinand to lose the run of himself, Real Madrid baller Vinícius Júnior has been the hot favourite to win the men’s award. On Monday, though, speculative reports that he could be pipped to the prize by Manchester City midfield maestro Rodri soon gathered serious momentum.
It is now thought that Real have thrown their collective toys from the pram, and will not be sending anyone to Paris for tonight’s big shindig. Rodri, on the other hand, is here on crutches, which may tell its own story. Or there may be another twist in the tale, with France Football’s countdown of the top 30 now under way.
The women’s award is also being dished out tonight, with Aitana Bonmatí the favourite to retain her crown and continue Barcelona’s dominance after Alexia Putellas won it in 2021 and 2022. Another Barça player, Caroline Graham Hansen, could be a contender alongside Mariona Caldentey, who left Catalonia to join Arsenal in the summer.
