The wait is almost over, as on Monday, the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place at the London Palladium. The event moves to England to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the award and to honor Sir Stanley Matthews, the English legend who won the very first Ballon d'Or in 1956. Multiple awards will be presented on Monday, but when it comes to the men's Ballon d'Or, Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi are among the nominees for the most desired individual prize in the sport.
Here's all you need to know ahead of the ceremony, how to watch and more: The voting system is based on three factors: individual performances, team achievements and career. A panel of 100 sports journalists for the men's award and 50 for the women's select their top 10 picks for each award. Each spot in the top 10 earns a specific number of points that are then tallied.
Additionally, the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best young player, has a different voting system with a jury made up of former Ballon d'Or winners. All the awards will be presented to both men and women with no differences. Let's take a look at all the prizes that will be awarded in London: Let's take a look at the winners of the past edition: Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)Marc Cucurella (Spain, Chelsea/Real Madrid)Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)Luis Díaz (Colombia, Bayern München)Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United)Gabriel (Brazil, Arsenal)Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)Harry Kane (England, Bayern München)Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Paris Saint-Germain)Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)Sadio Mané (Senegal, Al-Nassr)Marquinhos (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter)Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami)João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)Michael Olise (France, Bayern München)Willian Pacho (Ecuador, Paris Saint-Germain)Julián Quiñones (Mexico, Al-Qadsiah)Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)Rodri (Spain, Manchester City/Barcelona)Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)William Saliba (France, Arsenal)Ferran Torres (Spain, Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)Dayot Upamecano (France, Bayern München)Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) Selma Bacha (France, OL Lyonnes)Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride)Esmee Brugts (Netherlands, Barcelona)Klara Bühl (Germany, Bayern München)Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal)Scarlett Camberos (Mexico, Club América)Kerstin Casparij (Netherlands, Manchester City)Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City Current)Cata Coll (Spain, Barcelona)Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, OL Lyonnes)Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)Alex Greenwood (England, Manchester City)Patri Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern München)Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)Rose Lavelle (United States, Gotham FC)Mapi León (Spain, Barcelona/London City Lionesses)Lorena (Brazil, Kansas City Current)Melvine Malard (France, Manchester United/Chelsea)Manaka Matsukubo (Japan, North Carolina Courage/Chelsea)Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands, Manchester City)Ewa Pajor (Poland, Barcelona)Clàudia Pina (Spain, Barcelona)Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona/London City Lionesses)Wendie Renard (France, OL Lyonnes)Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal)Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)Momoko Tanikawa (Japan, Bayern München)Caroline Weir (Scotland, Real Madrid/OL Lyonnes)Tessa Wullaert (Belgium, Inter/Como) Kerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Salzburg/Juventus)Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco, Lille/Manchester City)Pau Cubarsí (Spain/Barcelona)Yan Diomandé (Côte d'Ivoire, Leipzig/Real Madrid)Lennart Karl (Germany, Bayern München)Éli Junior Kroupi (France, Bournemouth)Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)Johan Manzambi (Switzerland, Freiburg/Aston Villa)Ibrahim Maza (Algeria, Leverkusen)Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris) Veerle Buurman (Netherlands, Chelsea)Vicky López (Spain, Barcelona)Felicia Schröder (Sweden, Häcken/Real Madrid)Clara Serrajordi (Spain, Barcelona)Lily Yohannes (United States, OL Lyonnes) Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)Joan García (Spain, Barcelona)Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Dortmund)Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa/Chelsea)Édouard Mendy (Senegal, Al-Ahli)David Raya (Spain, Arsenal)Matvey Safonov (Russia, Paris Saint-Germain)Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Club)Vozinha (Cape Verde, Chaves/Colo-Colo) Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Gotham FC)Cata Coll (Spain, Barcelona)Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)Lorena (Brazil, Kansas City Current)Ayaka Yamashita (Japan, Manchester City) Mikel Arteta (Spain, Arsenal)Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain national team)Unai Emery (Spain, Aston Villa)Vincent Kompany (Belgium, Bayern München)Luis Enrique (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain) Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, OL Lyonnes)Andrée Jeglertz (Sweden, Manchester City)Nils Nielsen (Denmark, Japan national team)Pere Romeu (Spain, Barcelona)Elena Sadiku (Sweden, Celtic/Häcken) Arsenal (England)Bayern München (Germany)Bodø/Glimt (Norway)Flamengo (Brazil)Paris Saint-Germain (France) Barcelona (Spain)Bayern München (Germany)Club América (Mexico)Manchester City (England)OL Lyonnes (France)
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