Ballon d'Or 2023

Hundreds of millions of people around the world followed the Ballon d'Or ceremony live in 2022, when Alexia Putellas and Karim Benzema won the awards.

Ballon d'Or is an annual award, presented by the French magazine France Football, regarded as the most prestigious individual honour in the sport.

Welcome to our live updates from the Ballon d'Or 2023 awards ceremony, where Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati are the red-hot favourites.

Established in 1956, France Football's Golden Ball accolade returns for the 67th year in 2023. Lionel Messi is hoping to land a record-extending eighth trophy ...

The most-awaited award ceremony of the year, the 2023 Ballon d'Or, will get underway on Monday (Oct 30) in Paris, France. Besides picking the winner of the ...

Lionel Messi is aiming to win a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or in Paris. Messi is up against the likes of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

Christine Rogers of Wake Forest, North Carolina, didn't hesitate when she was asked to fill out a routine mental health questionnaire during a checkup last ...

Former Blackpool star Stanley Matthews was the inaugural winner, while Luis Suarez, the former Barcelona and Inter player who recently passed away in July 2023, ...

Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard's brilliant 2022/23 seasons saw them nominated for the prestigious men's award, while Katie McCabe and Amanda Ilestedt are on ...

You can also watch the ceremony live on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+ from 6pm on Monday evening. Will Lionel Messi land an expected eighth crown? Or will ...

Follow live coverage of today's ceremony as the best men's and women's players battle it out for the prestigious award in France today.

Lionel Messi is the favourite to win the Ballon d'Or for a record-extending eighth time. Follow the latest updates from the 2023 awards ceremony in Paris.

Christine Rogers of Wake Forest, North Carolina, didn't hesitate when she was asked to fill out a routine mental health questionnaire during a checkup last ...

The annual Ballon d'Or awards ceremony is taking place tonight in Paris. The individual prize is presented to the best soccer player in the world.

Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba will be hosting the ceremony at which Lionel Messi has been tipped to win the main prize for a record- ...

Lionel Messi was named the Ballon d'Or 2023 winner at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, the eighth time he has won the prestigious award.

World Cup winners Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati were honoured with the prestigious annual football award at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris. Discover all ...

The wait is over, and it is now official that Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati are the winners of the 2023 Ballon d'Ors. The Argentina and Inter Miami star ...

Messi, 36, becomes the first MLS-based player to claim the coveted prize, although the triumph comes largely on the back of his exploits with his country in ...

Lionel Messi is the favorite to win a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or this evening. The Argentine great fulfilled his life's ambition by leading his ...

The final rankings for the 2023 Ballon d'Or have been revealed at the ceremony in Paris as Lionel Messi picked up his eighth Golden Ball.

Lionel Messi looked ahead to his remaining years on the pitch after his eighth Ballon d'Or win, and said he had achieved “my dream” in 2022.

Messi's latest win marked the first time a Major League Soccer-based player got such recognition. He won the sport's biggest individual prize due to his ...

Aitana Bonmati has won her first Ballon d'Or Feminin award following World Cup success with Spain, beating a quartet of Lionesses to the award.

Lionel Messi crowned 2023 Ballon dOr winner to claim award for record-extending eighth time; Argentina captain led country to World Cup glory last year as ...