What time is Ballon d'Or 2024? Ceremony start, nominees shortlist, winner odds as Vinicius Jr favourite

The 2024 Ballon d’Or grant contiguous volition beryllium handed retired successful Paris, with a first-time victor guaranteed.

Lionel Messi was crowned for the eighth clip past year, but some helium and Cristiano Ronaldo person missed retired connected the shortlist this time, with Luka Modric and Karim Benzema besides not included.

There could alternatively beryllium a archetypal Brazilian victor of the grant since Kaka successful 2007, arsenic Vinicius Junior is the favourite aft his relation successful helping Real Madrid triumph the Champions League, LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup. Team-mate Jude Bellingham has besides made the shortlist.

Manchester City’s Rodri was integral successful his nine winning the Premier League yet again and Spain past going each the mode astatine Euro 2024, and is the astir apt victor should Vinicius miss out. Some person adjacent tipped him to marque a precocious tally for the prize.

Rodri is 1 of 10 Premier League players connected the 30-man shortlist, on with the likes of Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Phil Foden.

The victor volition beryllium crowned tonight, Monday, October 28, 2024, astatine the Theatre du Chatelet successful Paris, with the ceremonial acceptable to statesman astatine 7.45pm GMT.

Live stream: The ceremonial volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected L’Equipe’s YouTube transmission and website.

Live blog: You tin travel each the enactment via Standard Sport’s unrecorded blog.

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The Feminin Ballon d’Or victor volition besides beryllium announced, with Lucy Bronze, Lauren James and Lauren Hemp the 3 English players connected the shortlist.

There is unsurprisingly a beardown Spanish contingent nominated, including erstwhile winners Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas, and Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman and Lindsey Horan are among the Americans successful the moving aft Emma Hayes’ broadside won Olympic gold.

Manchester United duo Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho connected the ten-man shortlist for the Kopa Trophy, fixed to the champion men’s under-21 player, but it would beryllium a astonishment if Lamine Yamal did not prime up that award.

Emiliano Martinez is the lone Premier League goalkeeper nominated for the Yashin Trophy, portion Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso are each connected the shortlist for men’s manager of the year.

Jonatan Giraldez, Sarina Wiegman, Hayes and Sonia Bompastor are included successful what is simply a competitory shortlist for the women’s manager award

There volition besides beryllium an grant for the champion men’s and women’s nine of the year. Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester City, Girona and Borussia Dortmund marque the men’s shortlist, and successful the women’s crippled it is betwixt Barcelona, Chelsea, NJ/NY Gotham, PSG and Lyon.