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We answer all your questions about the 2023 ceremony!
When and where will the 2023 Ballon d’Or ceremony be held?
The party, like every year, and this time too In Paris It is organised, with the Théâtre du Châtelet being the location of the event. This year, the ceremony will begin on October 30, that is, tonight at 20:45 local and Hungarian time.
Who gives the award? Who votes?
The Golden Ball is A France Football magazine award, which has been awarded every year since 1956. Except for a short period between 2010 and 2015, when FIFA, i.e. FIFAIt was awarded jointly with (This was FIFA Golden Ball), the winner is always decided by international journalists. From 2022, votes will no longer come from all FIFA member countries, but only from journalists representing the top 100 countries in the men’s world rankings and the top 50 countries in the women’s rankings.
For what period are they granted?
For a long time, the Ballon d’Or was awarded on an annual basis, that is, the award was given to the best player in a given calendar year. This has changed since last year, now counting international football seasons, meaning voters evaluate the period between August 2022 and July 2023.
Who are the nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or?
30 people were nominated for the award this year. The list includes a mix of players who play in the top five leagues and players such as Lionel Messi Obsession Karim Benzema – Who are now players in an American or Saudi club. Outstanding individual players last season (Antoine Griezmann, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe(and its exploding stars)Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Josko Guardiol) They are all among the candidates, but the team’s performance is also important, as it is no coincidence that the Champions League winner is awarded the highest number of candidates (7). Manchester city.
But it’s not on the list Cristiano RonaldoHe did not perform well with Manchester United and Al-Nasr last season, so he is not among the candidates for the first time since 2003.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or this year
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The full list of nominees can be found at the end of this article.
Who will win the Ballon d’Or 2023?
Of course, we don’t officially know this yet. In fact, all evidence points to that Lionel Messi He won the award again and received his eighth Ballon d’Or. By winning the World Cup last season, Messi secured the only major trophy missing in his career, while also producing impressive numbers on an individual level. Fabrizio Romano On social media, he practically passed this information off as fact, predicting another win for the Argentine with images like this.
Is Messi’s new victory a record?
Yes, of course it is. With seven trophies, the Argentine has been the leader so far, and with his eighth win, he has raised the bar even higher. Second on this list ever Cristiano Ronaldo He stands with five wins, while Michel Platini, Johan Cruyff And Marco van Basten They both won the Ballon d’Or three times.
Is there a Ballon d’Or for women? Who gets that?
Yes, since 2018, the French newspaper has also awarded the Best Player of the Year/Season award, so this year there is also a list of 30 nominees. As for women, there is no clear news about the identity of the winner, but the favorite is the Barcelona star and the last world champion of the Spanish national team. Aitana Bonmati.
What about Jude Bellingham? Isn’t he the best in the world now?
Regardless of this, of course, Bellingham is rightfully among the favourites, since he played brilliantly last season In Borussia Dortmund. Best Under-21 Player Award Cuba– The player will definitely get the award, and if he continues to perform like this, he will have every chance to win the Ballon d’Or next year.
And Erling Haaland’s many goals don’t count?
The Manchester City player has already scored a lot of goals in the 2022-23 season and also won the Champions League with his club, but it seems that this will not be enough to win the Ballon d’Or this year. Haaland A Gerd Müller CupVal, that is, you can console yourself with the award for the striker who scored the most goals.
Who will present the Ballon d’Or?
Every year a legend is invited to present the Ballon d’Or, in 2023 the former Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba He will be seen in the concert in this role.
Nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2023:
- Josco Guardiol (Leipzig and Manchester City)
- Andre Onana (Inter Milan and Manchester United)
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid and Al-Ittihad)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
- Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
- Randall Kolo Mwani (Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain)
- Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
- Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Naples)
- Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
- Robin Dias (Manchester city)
- Nicolo Barella (intermilan)
- Erling Haaland (Manchester city)
- Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
- Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City and Barcelona)
- Yassin Bono (Sevilla and Al Hilal)
- Julian Alvarez (Manchester city)
- Vinicius Junior (real madrid)
- Rodrigo (Manchester city)
- Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami)
- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
- Lautaro Martinez (intermilan)
- Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
- Kim Min Jae (Napoli and Bayern Munich)
