The Ballon d'Or, the Ballon d'Or Feminin, the Kopa Prize and the Yashin Prize will be granted on October 17 in Paris in a luxurious...
The Ballon d'Or, the Ballon d'Or Feminin, the Kopa Prize and the Yashin Prize will be granted on October 17 in Paris in a luxurious service at Theater du Chatelet.
The service begins at 19:30 UK time.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have won 12 of the last 13 Ballon d'Ors - with Genuine Madrid's Luka Modric winning as the sole anomaly in 2018 - yet Messi was not even designated for the 2022 honor.
Karim Benzema is the hot #1 to win the men's honor while Alexia Putellas of Barcelona - notwithstanding passing up Euro 2022 because of injury - is supposed to win the ladies' honor, with rivalry from Britain and Stockpile's Beth Mead among others.
Grants for the best goalkeeper - the Yashin Prize - and the best youthful player on the planet - the Kopa Prize - will likewise be granted at the Ballon d'Or function.
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