The 2023 Ballon d’Or will be handed out on Monday night by publication France Football, with Lionel Messi chasing an unprecedented eighth success in the award’s history.
The Inter Miami star is among the hot favourites to claim the gong after leading Argentina to 2022 World Cup glory in Qatar, but he isn’t the only player eyeing success at the ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
While there is no competition from Messi‘s long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo – the Portugal international has been left off the shortlist for the first time since 2003 – Erling Haaland’s ridiculous strike rate in front of goal with Manchester City means the Norwegian will have plenty of supporters in the voting.
The golden ball isn’t the only award being handed out either. As well as the equivalent prize in the women’s game, the Kopa Trophy, Yashin Trophy, Socrates Award, Gerd Muller Trophy and Club of the Year will all be handed to game-leading figures in the modern game.
17:00 – Welcome to our live blog!
Welcome one and all to 90min‘s live blog covering the award winners at the 2023 Ballon d’Or ceremony. It’s sure to be an evening filled with unnecessarily long monologues, dozens of video compilations and rogue fashion choices.
But it’s all worth it to find out the winner of the most prestigious individual award in men’s and women’s football.
How does the Ballon d’Or voting format work?
The Ballon d’Or victor is decided by 100 journalists from FIFA’s 100 top-ranked member nations. Each journalist makes their top five picks from the 30-man shortlist, with each ranking earning a different points value/number of votes.
As you’d expect, the player who picks up the most points in voting is named that year’s Ballon d’Or victor.
Ballon d’Or nominees
Player |
Club / Country |
---|---|
Julian Alvarez |
Manchester City / Argentina |
Nicolo Barella |
Inter / Italy |
Jude Bellingham |
Borussia Dortmund / Real Madrid / England |
Karim Benzema |
Real Madrid / Al Ittihad / France |
Yassine Bounou |
Sevilla / Al Hilal / Morocco |
Kevin De Bruyne |
Manchester City / Belgium |
Ruben Dias |
Manchester City / Portugal |
Antoine Griezmann |
Atletico Madrid / France |
Ilkay Gundogan |
Manchester City / Barcelona / Germany |
Josko Gvardiol |
RB Leipzig / Manchester City / Croatia |
Erling Haaland |
Manchester City / Norway |
Harry Kane |
Tottenham / Bayern Munich / England |
Randal Kolo Muani |
Eintracht Frankfurt / PSG / France |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
Napoli / Georgia |
Robert Lewandowski |
Barcelona / Poland |
Emiliano Martinez |
Aston Villa / Argentina |
Lautaro Martinez |
Inter / Argentina |
Kylian Mbappe |
PSG / France |
Lionel Messi |
PSG / Inter Miami / Argentina |
Kim Min-jae |
Napoli / Bayern Munich / South Korea |
Luka Modric |
Real Madrid / Croatia |
Jamal Musiala |
Bayern Munich / Germany |
Martin Odegaard |
Arsenal / Norway |
Andre Onana |
Inter / Manchester United / Cameroon |
Victor Osimhen |
Napoli / Nigeria |
Rodri |
Manchester City / Spain |
Bukayo Saka |
Arsenal / England |
Mohamed Salah |
Liverpool / Egypt |
Bernardo Silva |
Manchester City / Portugal |
Vinicius Junior |
Real Madrid/Brazil |
Ballon d’Or Feminin nominees
Player |
Club / Country |
---|---|
Aitana Bonmati |
Barcelona / Spain |
Millie Bright |
Chelsea / England |
Linda Caicedo |
Deportivo Cali / Real Madrid / Colombia |
Olga Carmona |
Real Madrid / Spain |
Rachel Daly |
Aston Villa / England |
Debinha |
North Carolina Courage / Kansas City Current/ / Brazil |
Kadidiatou Diana |
PSG / Lyon / France |
Mary Earps |
Manchester United / England |
Patri Guijarro |
Barcelona |
Yui Hasegawa |
Manchester City / Japan |
Amanda Ilestedt |
PSG/ Arsenal / Sweden |
Sam Kerr |
Chelsea / Australia |
Mapi Leon |
Barcelona / Spain |
Katie McCabe |
Arsenal / Republic of Ireland |
Hinata Miyazawa |
Mynavi Sendai / Manchester United / Japan |
Lena Oberdorf |
Wolfsburg / Germany |
Asisat Oshoala |
Barcelona / Nigeria |
Ewa Pajor |
Wolfsburg / Poland |
Salma Paralluelo |
Barcelona / Spain |
Alexandra Popp |
Wolfsburg / Germany |
Hayley Raso |
Manchester City / Real Madrid / Australia |
Alba Redondo |
Levante / Spain |
Guro Reiten |
Chelsea / Norway |
Wendie Renard |
Lyon / France |
Fridolina Rolfo |
Barcelona / Sweden |
Jill Roord |
Wolfsburg / Manchester City / Australia |
Khadija Shaw |
Manchester City / Jamaica |
Sophia Smith |
Portland Thorns / United States |
Georgia Stanway |
Bayern Munich / England |
Daphne van Domselaar |
Twente / Aston Villa / Netherlands |
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