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The best gamer over the in 2015 in worldwide soccer will be called as the winner of the 70th Ballon d’Or will be revealed on Monday night.
Kept in London to honor the very first winner of the award, the event will occur outside France for the very first time in the award’s history.
The similarity Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, and Kylian Mbappe are thought about the most likely winners on the guys’s side, as a breadth of stories are up for grabs on the night.
The Sporting News takes you through all the info you require to follow the award event.
FOLLOW LIVE: Real-time updates throughout the 2026 Ballon d’Or gala
What time is the Ballon d’Or event
The 2026 Ballon d’Or award gala will happen from the London Palladium Theatre on Monday, September 22 at 8:45 pm GMT
The occasion was implied to start at 8 p.m. GMT, however it was revealed quickly before the set up start time that the start of the event would be postponed by 30 minutes. No factor was offered for the hold-up. A more 15 minute hold-up was revealed by DAZN who mentioned the traffic in the capital as a factor.
Generally the event occurs at the Theatre du Chatlet in Paris, France, however the occasion is being kept in the English capital this year in honor of the 70th anniversary of the award and its first-ever winner, English star Sir Stanley Matthews.
Here’s how that time equates throughout North America, bearing in mind that Europe observed Daylight Savings Time a week before the United States and Canada:
| Date | Start Time | |
| Eastern Time | Mon, Oct. 26 | 4:45 p.m. |
| Central Time | Mon, Oct. 26 | 3:45 p.m. |
| Mountain Time | Mon, Oct. 26 | 2:45 p.m. |
| Pacific Time | Mon, Oct. 26 | 1:45 p.m. |
Ballon d’Or live stream, television channel for 2026 award event
Here’s how to view the 2026 Ballon d’Or in the U.S.:
Television channel: None
Live stream: DAZNL’Equipe YouTube channel,
The 2026 Ballon d’Or will not be offered to see on live television in the United States or Canada. Fans can stream it live on DAZN
2026 Ballon d’Or list of candidates, awards
The names in the running for all the rewards available at the gala, consisting of the Ballon d’Or awards for males and females, were revealed on September 8.
2026 males’s Ballon d’Or shortlist
The following 30 gamers were formally chosen for the males’s Ballon d’Or in 2026.
| Gamer | Pos | Citizenship | Club (Nation) | Age |
| Jude Bellingham | CM | England | Genuine Madrid (ESP) | 23 |
| Pau Cubarsi | CB | Spain | Barcelona (ESP) | 19 |
| Marc Cucurella | POUND | Spain | Chelsea (ENG)/ Real Madrid (ESP) | 28 |
| Ousmane Dembele | FWD | France | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 29 |
| Luis Diaz | FWD | Colombia | Bayern Munich (GER) | 29 |
| Bruno Fernandes | CM | Portugal | Manchester United (ENG) | 32 |
| Gabriel | CB | Brazil | Toolbox | 28 |
| Erling Haaland | FWD | Norway | Manchester City (ENG) | 26 |
| Achraf Hakimi | RB | Morocco | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 27 |
| Harry Kane | FWD | England | Bayern Munich (GER) | 33 |
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | FWD | Georgia | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 25 |
| Lamine Yamal | FWD | Spain | Barcelona (ESP) | 19 |
| Sadio Mane | FWD | Senegal | Al Nassr (KSA) | 34 |
| Marquinhos | CB | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 32 |
| Lautaro Martinez | FWD | Argentina | Inter Milan (ITA) | 28 |
| Kylian Mbappe | FWD | France | Genuine Madrid (ESP) | 27 |
| Nuno Mendes | POUND | Portugal | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 24 |
| Lionel Messi | FWD | Argentina | Inter Miami (USA) | 39 |
| Joao Neves | CM | Portugal | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 21 |
| Michael Olise | FWD | France | Bayern Munich (GER) | 24 |
| Willian Pacho | CB | Ecuador | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 24 |
| Julian Quinones | FWD | Mexico | Al Qadsia (KSA) | 29 |
| Declan Rice | CM | England | Toolbox (ENG) | 26 |
| Rodri | CM | Spain | Manchester City (ENG)/ Barcelona (ESP) | 30 |
| Fabian Ruiz | CM | Spain | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 29 |
| William Saliba | CB | France | Toolbox (ENG) | 25 |
| Ferran Torres | FWD | Spain | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)/ Barcelona (ESP) | 26 |
| Dayot Upamecano | CB | France | Bayern Munich (GER) | 27 |
| Vinicius Jr. | FWD | Brazil | Genuine Madrid(ESP) | 26 |
| Vitinha | CM | Portugal | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 25 |
2026 females’s Ballon d’Or shortlist
The following 30 gamers were formally chosen for the ladies’s Ballon d’Or in 2026.
| Gamer | Pos | Citizenship | Club (Nation) | Age |
| Selma Bacha | POUND | France | Lyon (FRA) | 25 |
| Barbara Banda | FWD | Zambia | Orlando Pride (USA) | 26 |
| Klara Buhl | FWD | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) | 25 |
| Esmee Brugts | POUND | Netherlands | Chelsea (ENG) | 23 |
| Mariona Caldentey | ACM | Spain | Toolbox (ENG) | 30 |
| Scarlett Camberos | FWD | Mexico | Club America (MEX) | 25 |
| Kerstin Casparij | RB | Netherlands | Manchester City (ENG) | 26 |
| Temwa Chawinga | FWD | Malawi | Kansas City Current (USA) | 27 |
| Cata Coll | GK | Barceloan (ESP) | 25 | |
| Melchie Dumornay | FWD | Haiti | Lyon (FRA) | 23 |
| Caroline Graham Hansen | FWD | Norway | Barcelona (ESP) | 30 |
| Alex Greenwood | DEF | England | Manchester City (ENG) | 33 |
| Patri Guijarro | CM | Spain | Barcelona (ESP) | 28 |
| Pernille Harder | FWD | Denmark | Bayern Munich (GER) | 33 |
| Yui Hasegawa | CM | Japan | Manchester City (ENG) | 29 |
| Rose Lavelle | CM | U.S.A. | Gotham FC (USA) | 31 |
| Mapi Leon | DEF | Spain | Barcelona (ESP)/ London City Lionesses (ENG) | 31 |
| Lorena | GK | Brazil | Kansas City Current (USA) | 29 |
| Melvine Malard | FWD | France | Manchester United (ENG)/ Chelsea (ENG) | 26 |
| Manaka Matsukubo | MID | Japan | North Carolina Courage (USA)/ Chelsea (ENG) | 22 |
| Vivianne Miedema | FWD | Netherlands | Manchester City (ENG) | 30 |
| Ewa Pajor | FWD | Poland | Barcelona (ESP) | 29 |
| Claudia Pina | FWD | Spain | Barcelona (ESP) | 25 |
| Alexia Putellas | MID | Spain | Barcelona (ESP)/ London City Lionesses (ENG) | 32 |
| Wendie Renard | CB | France | Lyon (FRA) | 36 |
| Alessia Russo | FWD | England | Toolbox (ENG) | 27 |
| Khadija Shaw | FWD | Jamaica | Manchester City (ENG) | 29 |
| Momoko Tanikawa | MID | Japan | Bayern Munich (GER) | 21 |
| Caroline Weir | CM | Scotland | Genuine Madrid (ESP)/ Lyon (FRA) | 31 |
| Tessa Wullaert | FWD | Belgium | Inter Milan (ITA)/ Como (ITA) | 33 |
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