The Ballon d’Or will be awarded in October. The nominations have already been announced. Who can hope for a win and when will the event be broadcast live?
September 5, 2024 at 11:49 amParis
An article by
Kai Winderl
The Ballon d’Or is the most important individual award for a footballer.
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This year, the Ballon d’Or by the specialist magazine “France Football”. For the first time, UEFA will be co-organizing the award. The “Ballon d’Or” was known as “Europe’s Footballer of the Year” until 2006 and was first awarded in 1956. The Golden Ball award is not a replacement for the FIFA World Footballer of the Year vote and is considered the more prestigious individual award. Lionel Messi is the sole record holder and was able to lift the trophy for the eighth time last year.
Who can call themselves the best footballer in the world this year? You can find information about the Ballon d’Or 2024 here.
Ballon d’Or 2024: TV broadcast, date and location
The 68th Ballon d’Or award ceremony will take place on Monday, 28. October 2024im Chatelet Theater in Paris The award for the best footballer in the world refers to the 2023/24 season and not to performances within the calendar year. The event will begin at 8.30 p.m.The award ceremony will again be broadcast live on TV this year. There will also be a live stream via SkyGo and WOW for the Ballon d’Or 2024.
- Event: Ballon d’Or 2024
- Datum: 28. October 2024
- Ort: Chatelet Theater in Paris
- Time: 8:30 p.m.
- Broadcast on TV: Sky
These players are nominated for the Golden Ball
Toni Kroos has been nominated for a Golden Ball following his retirement as a professional footballer. The former international player is on the nomination list for the Ballon d’Or, as is his former Real Madrid teammate Antonio Rüdiger. International player Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen and ex-Dortmund player Mats Hummels, who is moving to AS Roma in Italy, can also hope to win a trophy. In the women’s category, German international players Lea Schüller, Giulia Gwinn and Sjoeke Nüsken made it onto the shortlist. Neither record winner Lionel Messi nor Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo are included this year. For the first time since 2003, neither of the two superstars is up for election. Successful coach Xabi Alonso from double winner Bayer Leverkusen can hope to win the Coach of the Year award. He will compete against Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola of English champions Manchester City and Spain’s European champion Luis de la Fuente, among others.
The list of all 30 nominees at a glance:
- Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
- Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey, Inter)
- Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
- Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
- Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
- Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
- Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
- Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
- Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
- Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
- Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
- Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter)
- Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
- Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
- Dani Olmo (Spanien, Leipzig / Barcelona)
- Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
- Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
- Rodri (Spanish, Manchester City)
- Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
- Open You (England, Arsenal)
- William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
- Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
- Vinicius Junior (Brazilian, Real Madrid)
- Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Nico Williams (Spanien, Athletic Club)
- Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Granit Xhaka (Schweiz, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
Ballon d’Or Favorites: Who has the best chances?
The big question is: Who will win the Ballon d’Or 2024? Here, midfield engine Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante have the edge. The Spaniard, who uses the short form “Rodri“, is the linchpin of Manchester City’s game and also the playmaker in the Spanish national team. In the summer of 2024, he led Spain to the European Championship title. After the tournament, he was honored with the title of “Best Player of EURO 2024”. Rodri also won the English championship with City, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
But also Jude Bellingham can legitimately hope for the Golden Ball. The English superstar from Real Madrid played an outstanding season with his club. With the Royals he became Spanish champion and Champions League winner. With 19 goals in the Spanish league he played a key role in the championship success. He also reached the final of the 2024 European Championship with England.
With Vinicius Junior In addition to Bellingham, there is a second Madrid player among the Ballon d’Or favorites. Their successes with the club are the same, but the Brazilian scored the decisive second goal in the final for a 2-0 win. However, Vinicius’ performance with the Brazilian national team speaks against him. He was unsuccessful at the Copa America in the summer and was knocked out by Uruguay in the quarter-finals.
