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The Ballon d\u2019Or awards ceremony takes place on Monday when football\u2019s most prestigious individual prize is presented to the most worthy recipient. The Ballon d\u2019Or and Ballon d\u2019Or F\u00e9minin are annual awards presented by French news magazine France Football<\/em> and have been running since 1956. <\/p>\n Karim Benzema, who led Real Madrid to the Champions League, LaLiga, Uefa Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup titles, lifted the Ballon d\u2019Or trophy last year while Alexia Putellas won the women\u2019s award for a second consecutive year. <\/p>\n Lionel Messi is the most decorated Ballon d\u2019Or winner with seven triumphs to his name and is the big favourite to be awarded the trophy again this year after his heroics in helping Argentina win the World Cup. Messi faces competition from Manchester City\u2019s Erling Haaland and PSG\u2019s Kylian Mbappe. <\/p>\n Aitana Bonmati is the favourite to succeed Putellas for the Ballon d\u2019Or Feminin after leading Spain to the Women\u2019s World Cup and Barcelona to the Women\u2019s Champions League. Bonmati was named player of the tournament in both the World Cup and Champions League, while Chelsea and Australia star Sam Kerr could place highly. <\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know ahead of the ceremony: <\/p>\n The 67th annual Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony will take place on Monday 30 October 2023. It is expected to begin at 8:00pm GMT (UK time) at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.<\/p>\n The ceremony will be broadcast on\u00a0L\u2019Equipe\u2019s YouTube channel for free with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba presenting the live coverage.<\/p>\n The awards honour the male and female players deemed to have performed the best over the previous season with the victors decided by 100 journalists from Fifa\u2019s top-ranked member nations. <\/p>\n Each journalist makes their top five picks from the 30-player shortlists, with each ranking earning a number of votes. The higher the ranking the more votes goes to a player.<\/p>\n The players with the most votes at the end of the tally win the awards. <\/p>\n Lionel Messi is the favourite with the bookies to win a record-extending eighth prize, He led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, scoring seven goals – including two in the final – and won the tournament\u2019s Golden Ball for best player.<\/p>\n His main competition comes from Manchester City\u2019s Erling Haaland after an extraordinary debut season with the Premier League champions saw him score 52 goals across all competitions helping Pep Guardiola\u2019s lift the Treble.<\/p>\n Real Madrid\u2019s Vinicius Junior, PSG\u2019s Kylian Mbappe and City midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri are expected to also feature highly.<\/p>\n For the women\u2019s prize Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati is being backed to win the award having earned the Golden Ball during Spain\u2019s first-ever World Cup win in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n Chelsea\u2019s Sam Kerr scored 29 goals helping the Blues win a domestic double while Georgia Stanway could be an outside pick after impressing in England\u2019s run to the final and clinching a domestic title with Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n Alongside the men\u2019s and women\u2019s main awards, there will also be the presentations of the Kopa Trophy, the Yashin Trophy, the Socrates Award, the Gerd Muller Trophy and Club of the Year.<\/p>\nWhen is the Ballon d\u2019Or<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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