The 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony will be held on September 22 at Paris’ Théâtre du Châtelet, according to France Football magazine, responsible for presenting the award annually.
Organized in partnership with UEFA, the event, which celebrates individual and collective excellence on the world stage, will honor the 2024-2025 season’s best players.
This edition will introduce new awards for female players, reinforcing the commitment to promoting women’s football, according to the organizers.
Alongside the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards, the Kopa Trophy (best young player), the Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper), the Gerd Müller Trophy (best goalscorer), the Johan Cruyff Trophy (best coach), the Sócrates Award (social commitment), and the Club of the Year Trophy are set to be awarded, for both the men’s and women’s categories.
The list of nominees will be unveiled in early August. Some one hundred journalists from countries with the highest FIFA rankings will then vote for the winners.
Last year, the men’s Ballon d’Or was awarded to the Spanish player Rodri (Manchester City), while his compatriot Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona) secured the women’s award for the second year running.
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