Everything you need to know about the Ballon d'Or 2026 ceremony

Football fans around the world are turning their attention to the British capital, London, this evening for the 70th Ballon d'Or ceremony, which will announce the winners of several individual and collective awards, including the awards for Best Player and Best Player in the World.

The Ballon d'Or ceremony is scheduled to start at 9:00 PM Cairo and Saudi time, 8:00 PM Palestine time, and 10:00 PM UAE time, and it will continue for several hours.

The ceremony will witness the distribution of several awards, including the Ballon d'Or for men and women, the Best Coach awards for men and women, the Yashin awards for the best goalkeeper and female goalkeeper, as well as the Kopa award for the best young player, the Gerd Müller award for the best striker, and the Best Club awards for men and women.

The lists for the 2026 Ballon d'Or awards have been announced.

The nominees for the Best Women's Club award are Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Olympique Lyon.

The nominees for the Best Men's Club award are Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Bodø/Glimt, Flamengo, and Paris Saint-Germain.

The nominees for the Best Women's Coach award include Jonathan Giraldez from Lyon, André Yglitz from Manchester City, Nils Nielsen from the Japan national team, Piri Romeo from Barcelona, and Elena Sadyko from Celtic/BK Häcken.

The nominees for the Best Men's Coach award are Mikel Arteta – Arsenal, Luis de la Fuente – Spain national team, Unai Emery – Aston Villa, Luis Enrique – Paris Saint-Germain, and Vincent Kompany – Bayern Munich.

The nominees for the Yashin Award for Best Goalkeeper include Yassine Bounou, Juan García, Thibaut Courtois, Emiliano Martínez, Gregor Kobel, Édouard Mendy, David Raya, Unai Simón, Vojinica, and Matvey Safonov.

The nominees for the Best Goalkeeper award are: Ann-Katrin Berger, Kata Kol, Hannah Hampton, Lorena, and Ayaka Yamashita.

The nominees for the Kopa Trophy for Best Young Player are: Kerym Alaybegovic, Pau Kobarci, Jan Duomandi, Linart Karl, Eli Junior Kroby, Lamine Yamal, Johan Manzambi, and Warren Zaïre-Emery.

The nominees for the Women's Ballon d'Or include Selma Bacha, Barbara Banda, Clara Buel, Esmee Brugts, Mariona Caldentey, Scarlett Camberos, Kirsten Kasparay, Timoa Chawinga, Kata Kol, Melchie Dumornay, Caroline Graham Hansen, Alex Greenwood, Patri Guijarro, Pernille Harder, Yui Hasegawa, Rose Lavelle, Mapi León, Lorena, Melvin Malard, Manaka Matsukubo, Vivianne Miedema, Iwa Bayor, Claudia Pina, Alexia Putellas, Wendy Renard, Alessia Russo, Khadija Shaw, Momoko Tanikawa, Caroline Weir, and Tessa Wullaert.

The nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or include Jude Bellingham, Marc Cucurella, Pau Torres, Ousmane Dembélé, Bruno Fernandes, Luis Díaz, Erling Haaland, Gabriel Magalhães, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Lamine Yamal, Sadio Mané, Marquinhos, Kylian Mbappé, Lautaro Martínez, Michael Olise, Willian Pacho, João Neves, Julián Quiñones, Rodri, Nuno Mendes, Vinícius Júnior, Declan Rice, Lionel Messi, Fabián Ruiz, Ferran Torres, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, and Vitinha.