Chris Wilson7 August 2025 09:54
When is the Ballon d’Or ceremony?
The Ballon d’Or nominees will be announced today, with the ceremony in a month’s time on 22 September.
The glitzy gala will take place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with Uefa linking up with Groupe Amaury and L’Équipe to put on the prestigious annual awards.
Jack Rathborn7 August 2025 09:39
How does the Ballon d’Or voting work?
The committee, consisting of journalists from France Football and L’Equipe, select 30 names.
When the two lists have been confirmed, one football journalist from each of the top 100 FIFA-ranked nations will submit their votes for the top 10 players.
The top 10 consists of a points system, which will be accumulated to crown the winner:
- First Place: 15 points
- Second Place: 12 points
- Third place: 10 points
- Fourth place: 8 points
- Fifth place: 7 points
- Sixth place: 5 points
- Seventh place: 4 points
- Eighth place: 3 points
- Ninth place: 2 points
- Tenth place: 1 point
Jack Rathborn7 August 2025 09:32
