The Ballon d'Or is one of football's most prestigious individual awards, awarded annually to the world's best footballer. The award was founded in 1956 by France Football magazine.
According to media reports, Argentinean Lionel Messi will receive the eighth trophy in his career. His competitors are the Norwegian Erling Holland and the Frenchman Killian Mbappe.
Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of the nomination, but recent award winners Luka Modric and Karim Benzema were among the contenders.
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ICTV Facts tells you what you need to know about the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony, including where to watch it and when, lists of all the nominees, and how the winners are determined.
When is the 2023 Ballon d'Or and where to watch the ceremony?
The 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place at the Chatelet Theater in Paris (France) on Monday, October 30, 2023. The ceremony starts at 18:00 Kyiv time. The award presentation is scheduled for 9:45 p.m.
The ceremony will be broadcast live by: TNT Sports (UK), Paramount+ (USA).
The presentation of the Golden Ball award will also be available on the Football 2.0 YouTube channel.
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In addition, fans around the world will be able to watch the 2023 Ballon d'Or broadcast for free on L'Equipe's official YouTube channel.
2023 Men's Ballon d'Or nominees
- Goalkeepers: Andre Onana (Manchester United, Cameroon national team), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina national team), Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal, Moroccan national team);
- Defenders: Josko Guardiol (Manchester City, Croatia national team), Rubes Dias (Manchester City, Portugal national team), Kim Min-jae (Bayern, South Korean national team);
- Midfielders: Jamal Musiala (Bayern, Germany), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli, Georgia) , Nicolo Barella (Inter, Italian national team), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal, Norwegian national team), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City, German national team), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid, Brazilian national team), Rodri (Manchester City, Spanish national team), Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatian national team);
- Forwards: Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad, France team), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt team), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, England team), Randal Kolo-Mouany (PSG, France team), Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway team ), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City, Argentina national team), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid, France national team), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina national team), Lautaro Martinez (Inter, Argentina national team), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, Poland national team), Victor Osimhen (Napoli, Nigeria team), Kylian Mbappe (PSG, France team), Harry Kane (Bayern, England team).
2023 Women's Ballon d'Or nominees
- Goalkeepers: Daphne van Domselaar (Aston Villa, Netherlands team), Mary Erps (Manchester United, England team);
- Defenders: Olga Carmona (Real Madrid, Spain), Amanda Ilestedt (Arsenal, Sweden), Millie Bright (Chelsea, England), Katie McCabe (Arsenal, Ireland), Wendy Renard (Lyon, France), Maria Pilar Leon (Barcelona, Spanish national team);
- Midfielders: Rachel Daly (Aston Villa, England), Gailey Raso (Real Madrid, Australia), Georgia Stanway (Bayern, England), Miyazawa Hinata Manchester United, Japan), Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona, Spain), Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg, German national team), Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona, Spanish national team), Hasegawa Yui (Manchester City, Japanese national team), Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona, Spanish national team), Jill Roord (Manchester City, Dutch national team);
- Forwards: Alba Redondo (Levante, Spain team), Cadidiatu Diane (Lyon, France team), Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid, Colombia team), Fridolina Rolfio (Barcelona, Sweden team), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns, USA team), Samantha Kerr (Chelsea, Australian national team), Eva Payor (Wolfsburg, Polish national team), Debinha (Kansas City, Brazilian national team), Guro Reiten (Chelsea, Norwegian national team), Alexandra Popp (Folfsburg, German national team), Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona, national team Nigeria), Khadija Shaw (Manchester City, Jamaican national team).
Nominees for the Kop Trophy:
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Gavi (Barcelona), Pedri (Barcelona), Alejandro Balde (Barcelona), Jamal Musiala (Bayern), Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), Rasmus Høylund (Manchester United), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Elye Vai (Lens).
Nominees for the Yashin Trophy:
Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Dominic Livakovic (Fenerbahce), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Mike Maignan (Milan), Yassin Bounou (Al-Hilal), Andre Onana (Manchester United), Brice Samba (Lens), Ederson (Manchester City).
How are the award winners determined?
Decisions about awarding different awards are made in different ways. The best are determined with the participation of journalists and former football players.
- Ballon d'Or (men): a panel of journalists from the top 100 of the FIFA rankings vote on the nominees. Each country has one journalist representative who votes in the international vote.
- Ballon d'Or (women): The award is decided by an international group of journalists. However, this jury consists of 50 journalists – one journalist from each of the 50 countries in the world according to the ranking.
- Kop Trophy: The winner is determined by a jury consisting of Ballon d'Or winners.
- Yashin Trophy : the winner is determined in the same way as the winner of the men's Golden Ball.
