Where and how to watch Ballon d’Or 2023 ceremony?

Lionel Messi eyes his eighth Ballon d’Or

The much-awaited Ballon d’Or 2023 ceremony is just around the corner as some of the biggest names in the world compete to win this prestigious award.

There is a lot of competition for the men’s award. Lionel Messi‘s World Cup triumph makes him the favourite to win his eighth crown. However, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne are also in the race to win this award for the first time.

Karim Benzema won the men’s award in 2022 and Alexia Putellas lifted the women’s award.

Also Read: Top 10 players with most Ballon d’Or awards

List of awards

• Ballon d’Or: Best male player
• Ballon d’Or Féminin 2023: Best female player
• Yashin Trophy: Best Goalkeeper
• Kopa Trophy: Best U-21 player
• Socrates Award: Humanitarian work done by a footballer
• Gerd Muller Trophy: Best striker
• Club of the Year

Ballon d’Or 2023: Men’s award nominees

• Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig and Manchester City)
• Andre Onana (Inter Milan and Manchester United)
• Karim Benzema (Real Madrid and Al-Ittihad)
• Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
• Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
• Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain)
• Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid)
• Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
• Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)
• Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
• Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
• Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan)
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
• Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
• Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City and Barcelona)
• Yassine Bounou (Sevilla and Al-Hilal)
• Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)
• Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
• Rodrigo (Manchester City)
• Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami)
• Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
• Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
• Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
• Kim Min-jae (Napoli and Bayern Munich)
• Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
• Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-German)
• Victor Osimhen (Napoli)
• Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich)

Ballon d’Or 2023: Men’s favourite

1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami)
2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
3. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

When is the Ballon d’Or 2023 ceremony?

The 67th annual Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday 30 October 2023 at 8:00 PM (GMT); Tuesday 31 October 2023 at 1:30 AM (IST) at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

Ballon d’Or 2023 Telecast

India: Sony Sports Network

UK: L’Equipe’s YouTube channel

USA: L’Equipe’s YouTube channel

Nigeria: L’Equipe’s YouTube channel