Ballon d’Or 2024: Date, FREE stream, TV, nominees as Jude Bellingham eyes prestigious prize

EVERY footballer dreams of helping their nine triumph trophies - but lifting the Ballon d'Or is the 1 idiosyncratic grant that tops all.

Lionel Messi picked up his eighth gong past twelvemonth aft starring Argentina to their archetypal World Cup rubric triumph since 1986 during the 2022 competition.

However, it was seen arsenic a arguable determination owed to Messi's underwhelming play astatine nine level compared to Erling Haaland who fired Manchester City to an unthinkable Treble.

Organisers are acceptable to person an adjacent tougher task successful choosing the winners this clip circular with the likes of Real Madrid duo Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr having outstanding seasons for their club.

Also, determination a monolithic shouts for Rodri to get his hands connected the aft playing a captious relation successful Spain's Euro 2024 triumph.

Either way, SunSport has each the accusation connected erstwhile the Ballon d'Or 2024 victor volition beryllium announced.

And you tin support scrolling to find out.

When is the Ballon d'Or 2024 victor announced?

• The Ballon d'Or 2024 victor volition beryllium announced connected Monday, October 28.
• It is scheduled to get underway astatine 7pm GMT, 2pm ET and 8pm section time.
• Theatre du Chatelet successful Paris, France is the allocated arena for this immense ceremonial and it tin big astir 2,500 spectators.

Where tin I ticker the Ballon d'Or 2024 for FREE?

The Ballon d'Or 2024 awards ceremonial volition beryllium streamed unrecorded for FREE connected L'Equipe's YouTube channel.

What are the Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees?

Below are the 30 players who person been nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or.

• Jude Bellingham (England and Real Madrid)
• Ruben Dias (Portugal and Manchester City)
• Phil Foden (England and Manchester City)
• Federico Valverde (Uruguay and Real Madrid)
• Emiliano Martinez (Argentina and Aston Villa)
• Erling Haaland (Norway and Manchester City)
• Nico Williams (Spain and Athletic Bilbao)
• Granit Xhaka (Switzerland and Bayer Leverkusen)
• Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine and Roma)
• Toni Kroos (former Germany and Real Madrid)
• Vinicius Jr (Brazil and Real Madrid)
• Dani Olmo (Spain and Barcelona)
• Florian Wirtz (Germany and Bayer Leverkusen)
• Martin Odegaard (Norway and Arsenal)
• Mats Hummels (Germany, escaped agent)
• Rodri (Spain and Manchester City)
• Harry Kane (England and Bayern Munich)
• Declan Rice (England and Arsenal)
• Vitinha (Portugal and Paris St-Germain)
• Cole Palmer (England and Chelsea)
• Dani Carvajal (Spain and Real Madrid)
• Lamine Yamal (Spain and Barcelona)
• Bukayo Saka (England and Arsenal)
• Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey and Inter Milan)
• William Saliba (France and Arsenal)
• Kylian Mbappe (France and Real Madrid)
• Lautaro Martinez (Argentina and Inter Milan)
• Ademola Lookman (Nigeria and Atalanta)
• Antonio Rudiger (Germany and Real Madrid)
• Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain and Bayer Leverkusen)

What has been said?

Real Madrid prima Rodrygo is not blessed with the nominations contempt seeing his teammates selected to perchance triumph the Ballon d'Or.

Rodrygo told ESPN regarding his snub: "I was upset, I deliberation I deserved it. I don't privation to belittle the players who are there, but I deliberation I had a spot successful the 30. It was a surprise… But there's not overmuch I tin do, I'm not the 1 who decides these things."

Who has won the astir Ballon d'Ors?

Here is simply a database of each the multiple-time Ballon d'Or winners:

• Lionel Messi - 8 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Cristiano Ronaldo - 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
• Michel Platini - 3 (1983, 1984, 1985)
• Johan Cruyff - 3 (1971, 1971, 1974)
• Marco van Basten - 3 (1988, 1989, 1992)
• Franz Beckenbauer - 2 (1972, 1976)
• Ronaldo - 2 (1997, 2002)
• Alfredo Di Stefano - 2 (1957, 1959)
• Kevin Keegan - 2 (1978, 1979)
• Karl-Heinz Rummenigge - 2 (1980, 1981)