Although FIFA’s The Best awards are attempting to compete, the Ballon d’Or remains the premier individual honor in football.
The debate about who should win the Ballon d’Or is always heated, and the prize is remembered as a pivotal moment in the winner’s career. It is given out based on the most recent season rather than the calendar year, as is the case with The Best awards.
Here is all you need to know about the 2023 edition of the Ballon d’Or.
When and where is the 2023 Ballon d’Or?
The ceremony for the 2023 Ballon d’Or is scheduled to take place on Monday 30 October 2023. As the award is run by French Football, the ceremony will be taking place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.
It is expected that the ceremony will get underway at 20:00 UK time although that is subject to change.
How to watch the Ballon d’Or 2023
The official details for the broadcasting of the Ballon d’Or are yet to be released with the ceremony being so far. For the 2022 edition, fans were able to watch the ceremony on the L’Equipe YouTube channel and website.
The other place the awards could be viewed was the Eurosport website and app. There is no reason at this stage to believe the situation will change for the 2023 edition.
2023 Ballon d’Or nominees
The nominees for the 2023 men’s Ballon d’Or were announced on Wednesday 6 September with Lionel Messi the frontrunner for an eighth golden ball after starring at the 2022 World Cup with Argentina.
Erling Haaland is tipped to do well in voting after a record-breaking debut season at Manchester City, while England internationals Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka are all included in the 30-player.
- 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 Gundgan – 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 Muaiala – 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
