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The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony, which celebrates the year's best football players, coaches, and clubs, will take place on Monday, October 28 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, starting at 20:45 CET. Organized by UEFA who are the nominees and what are the things you need to know 👇👇⚽

The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony, which celebrates the year's best football players, coaches, and clubs, will take place on Monday, October 28 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, starting at 20:45 CET. Organized by UEFA and Groupe Amaury, owner of France Football and L'Équipe, the ceremony will also recognize top performers in categories such as top scorer, goalkeeper, young player, and humanitarian work.

What is the Ballon d'Or?
2023 Ballon d'Or winners Aitana Bonmatí and Lionel Messi
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Since 1956, the Ballon d'Or, awarded annually by France Football, has been regarded as football's highest individual honor, celebrating outstanding achievements and talent.2024 

Nominees:Men's Ballon d'Or Nominees include standout players like Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern München), Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid), and Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
Jude Bellingham won the 2023 Kopa Trophy
Women's Ballon d'Or Nominees
 feature top talents such as Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona), Lauren James (Chelsea), Lindsey Horan (Lyon), and Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona).Other Major Awards:Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper): Nominees include Diogo Costa (Porto) and Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
Kopa Trophy (Best Under-21 Player): Contenders include Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) and Mathys Tel (Bayern München).Men’s Coach of the Year: Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen) and Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) are in the running.

Women’s Coach of the Year: Emma Hayes (Chelsea/USA) and Sarina Wiegman (England) are nominated.Men’s Club of the Year: Teams like Manchester City and Real Madrid are among the nominees.

Women’s Club of the Year: Barcelona and Chelsea headline the list.Award Criteria:The Ballon d'Or winners are chosen based on three criteria:Individual performances, especially decisive and impactful moments.

Team accomplishments and successes.

Display of class and fair play.Winners are determined by an international jury of journalists from the top 100 FIFA-ranked countries for men and the top 50 for women.
 Each juror selects their top ten players, who are awarded points. 
The player with the most points wins the Ballon d'Or, with ties broken by first-place votes and other rankings if necessary.
Each Ballon d'Or recipient keeps their trophy, and additional replicas can be requested. The France Football offices also hold two original trophies for exhibitions.
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