The Ballon d’Or will be awarded for the 67th time in Paris on October 30th. In 2022, Frenchman Karim Benzema won the coveted award. Who will prevail this year? Two FC Bayern professionals are also nominated.
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+++ These are the categories for the Ballon d’Or 2023 +++
The Ballon d’Or 2023 will be awarded in the following eight categories:
- World footballer (the traditional Ballon d’Or)
- World Footballer (the Women’s Ballon d’Or)
- Best youth player (under 21) (Trophée Kopa/best young player)
- Best goalkeeper (Trophée Yachine/best goalkeeper)
- Best goalscorer (Trophée Müller/best striker)
- Personality of the Year (Trophée Socrates/personality of the year)
- Men’s Club of the Year
- Women’s Club of the Year
+++ These are the candidates for the Ballon d’Or 2023 +++
- Erling Haaland
- Lionel Messi
- Josko Gvardiol
- André Onana
- Karim Benzema
- Jamal Musiala
- Mohamed Salah
- Jew Bellingham
- Bukayo Saka
- Randal Kolo Muani
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Bernardo Silva
- Emiliano Martinez
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
- Ruben Dias
- Nicolo Barella
- Ilkay Gündogan
- Martin Odegaard
- Yassine Bounou
- Julian Alvarez
- Vinicius Jr.
- Rodri
- Antoine Griezmann
- Lautaro Martinez
- Robert Lewandowski
- Min Jae Kim
- Kylian Mbappe
- Victor Osimhen
- Luka Modrić
- Harry Kane
+++ This is how the selection of the Ballon d’Or winner works +++
Until two years ago, the Ballon d’Or was traditionally awarded in December. The award was given to the best footballer and the best female footballer of the previous calendar year.
In 2022, the trophy was awarded for the best performances within a season for the first time. The 2022/23 season is therefore crucial for this year’s Ballon d’Or.
Ahead of the election, which will be carried out by the French magazine France Football, a list of 30 candidates will be drawn up. From this, jurors from the first 100 countries in the FIFA world rankings select their favorite.
In addition to individual achievements, titles won in the club and national team as well as fair play behavior are also taken into account in the election.
+++ FC Bayern’s new additions have no chance? +++
With Harry Kane and Min-jae Kim, two new signings from FC Bayern are also on the candidate list for the 2023 Ballon d’Or. Kane moved from Tottenham Hotspur to Munich in the summer, Kim from SSC Napoli.
However, neither of them has any chance of winning the award. Instead, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi are considered the top favorites.