Tonight the Ballon d’Or will be awarded for the 67th time in Paris. In 2022, Frenchman Karim Benzema won the coveted award. Who will prevail this year? Three FC Bayern professionals are also nominated.
sport.de accompanies the gala from 8:45 p.m in the LIVE ticker. In addition, all information about the placements, which will be announced in advance, can be found here.
+++ October 30, 2023, 8:45 p.m.: The gala begins!
Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba and French-British TV journalist Sandy Héribert will host the show in Paris.
Both have already nominated the Ballon d’Or ceremony in 2019 and 2021.
+++ October 30, 2023, 8:29 p.m.: Lionel Messi is here! +++
According to consistent media reports, the Ballon d’Or will go to Lionel Messi tonight – for the eighth time in his career.
The Argentine world champion has also now arrived at the gala in Paris, his wife and children in tow.
+++ October 30, 2023, 8:13 p.m.: Erling Haaland is looking forward to a “great evening” +++
Erling Haaland is one of the top favorites to win the Ballon d’Or this year. The Manchester City superstar has just strolled down the red carpet in Paris,
“It’s going to be a great evening. There will be a lot of great footballers together in one room,” said Haaland.
+++ October 30, 2023, 7:35 p.m.: Robert Lewandowski not in the top 10 +++
Robert Lewandowski has to settle for a place outside the top 10 after a very good, but not necessarily outstanding, debut season at FC Barcelona. Ranks 12 and 11:
12. Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona)
11. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC)
+++ October 30, 2023, 7:16 p.m.: Last year’s winner Karim Benzema missed the top 15 +++
Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or, but ends up outside the top 15 in the ranking this year. Germany’s national team captain Ilkay Gündogan is even ranked ahead of him. These are places 17 to 13:
17. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (SSC Napoli)
16. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/Al-Ittihad)
15. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
14. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City/FC Barcelona)
13. Yassine Bounou (Sevilla FC/Al-Hilal)
+++ October 30, 2023, 6:32 p.m.: FC Bayern’s new additions come away empty-handed +++
As expected, the new signings Harry Kane and Min-jae Kim from FC Bayern also came away empty-handed at the 2023 Ballon d’Or. Places 23 to 18 have just been confirmed:
18. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid)
19. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/FC Bayern)
20. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
21. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
22. Min-jae Kim (SSC Napoli/FC Bayern)
23. Andre Onana (Inter Milan/Manchester United)
+++ October 30, 2023, 6:23 p.m.: First placings at the Ballon d’Or 2023 published +++
“France Football” will announce the first rankings ahead of the gala this evening. Ranks 30 to 24 have so far been confirmed. One FC Bayern player is among them:
24. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal FC)
25. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig/Manchester City)
26. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern)
27. Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan)
28. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
28. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt/Paris Saint-Germain)
30. Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
+++ 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 stars 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. This also applies to Munich’s offensive jewel Jamal Musiala. Instead, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi are considered the top favorites.