Hundreds of millions of people around the world followed the Ballon d'Or ceremony live in 2022, when Alexia Putellas and Karim Benzema won the awards.
According to figures released by France Football and L'Equipe (via Be Soccer), which are part of the group responsible for organising the awards, the event also attracted 61 million responses on Twitter (now X), demonstrating the enduring appeal and prestige of the vote.
World Cup winners Aitana Bonmati, of Spain, and Lionel Messi, the Argentina captain, are the favourites to win their categories this time, when a huge audience is certain to tune in again.
The ceremony, which will be hosted by former Chelsea star Didier Drogba, will take place on October 30 in Paris. The winners of the Kopa Trophy (for best young men's player) and Yashin Trophy (for the best men's goalkeeper) will also be announced.
The Sporting News looks at how to watch the Ballon d'Or 2023 around the world, including timings and live stream details.
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What time does the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony start?The red carpet arrivals at the Theatre du Chatele in Paris start at 7 p.m. local time, with the ceremony scheduled to start at 8.30 p.m. and finish by 10.30 p.m. All times are estimated by event organisers.
Here's how that arrivals time translates across some of the major territories:
Date Kickoff time USA Mon Oct. 30 2:00 p.m. ET Canada Mon Oct. 30 2:00 p.m. ET UK Mon Oct. 30 6:00 p.m. GMT Australia Tue Oct. 31 5:00 a.m. AEDT India Sun Sep. 24 11:30 p.m. IST Hong Kong Tue Oct. 31 2:00 a.m. HKT Malaysia Tue Oct. 31 2:00 a.m. MYT Singapore Tue Oct. 31 2:00 a.m. SGT New Zealand Tue Oct. 31 7:00 a.m. NZDTWhere to watch Ballon d'Or 2023 live stream, TV channelThe 2023 Ballon d'Or is a streamable event, with the familiar face of Chelsea legend Didier Drogba presenting.
Fans in the United States can stream the Ballon d'Or ceremony live this Monday, 10/30 at 2:30PM ET on Paramount+. Try it FREE!
Region TV Streaming USA — Paramount+ Canada —Paramount+
UK — BBC Red Button, TNT Sports 2, Discovery+ Australia — SBS On Demand India Sony TEN 2 Sony LIV, JioTV Hong Kong — L'Equipe — YouTube Malaysia — L'Equipe — YouTube Singapore — L'Equipe — YouTube New Zealand — L'Equipe — YouTubeWatch Ballon d'Or 2023 stream on YouTubeL'Equipe will stream the ceremony via their YouTube channel, which offers replays and features from previous ceremonies.
The media outlet also released a documentary this month going behind the scenes at the 2022 ceremony.
Founded in 1946, L'Equipe is known for its prolific sports coverage. According to Sport Buzz Business in 2021, the newspaper's highest-selling edition of all time came when it devoted its front page to France's World Cup-winning team following their triumph in 1998.
Ballon d'Or 2023 nominees Player Current Club National Team Julian Alvarez Man City Argentina Nicolo Barella Inter Milan Italy Jude Bellingham Real Madrid England Karim Benzema Al-Ittihad France Yassine Bounou Al-Hilal Morocco Kevin De Bruyne Man City Belgium Ruben Dias Man City Portugal Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid France Ilkay Gundogan Barcelona Germany Josko Gvardiol Man City Croatia Erling Haaland Man City Norway Harry Kane Bayern Munich England Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Napoli Georgia Robert Lewandowski Barcelona Poland Emiliano Martinez Aston Villa Argentina Lautaro Martinez Inter Milan Argentina Kylian Mbappe PSG France Lionel Messi Inter Miami Argentina Kim Min-Jae Bayern Munich South Korea Luka Modric Real Madrid Croatia Randal Kolo Muani PSG France Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich Germany Martin Odegaard Arsenal Norway Andre Onana Man United Cameroon Victor Osimhen Napoli Nigeria Rodri Man City Spain Bukayo Saka Arsenal England Mohamed Salah Liverpool Egypt Bernardo Silva Man City Portugal Vinicius Jr. Real Madrid BrazilBallon d'Or Feminin 2023 nomineesFollowing the addition of a Ballon d'Or Feminin award in 2018, the title has been dominated by Barcelona star Alexia Putellas, with wins in 2021 and 2022.
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However, injury has disrupted her progress in the past 12 months, and she is not included in the 30-player shortlist, with World Cup Golden Ball winner Aitana Bonmati the favourite.
Ballon d'Or Feminin 2023 nominees Player Current Club National Team Aitana Bonmati Barcelona Spain Millie Bright Chelsea England Linda Caicedo Real Madrid Colombia Olga Carmona Real Madrid Spain Rachel Daly Aston Villa England Debinha Kansas City Current Brazil Kadidiatou Diani Lyon France Mary Earps Manchester United England Patricia Guijarro Barcelona Spain Yui Hasegawa Manchester City Japan Amanda Ilestedt Arsenal Sweden Sam Kerr Chelsea Australia Mapi Leon Barcelona Spain Katie McCabe Arsenal Rep. of Ireland Hinata Miyazawa Manchester United Japan Lena Oberdorf VfL Wolfsburg Germany Asisat Oshoala Barcelona Nigeria Ewa Pajor VfL Wolfsburg Poland Salma Paralluelo Barcelona Spain Alexandra Popp VfL Wolfsburg Germany Hayley Raso Real Madrid Australia Alba Redondo Levante Spain Gruo Reiten Chelsea Norway Wendie Renard Lyon France Fridolina Rolfo Barcelona Sweden Jill Roord Manchester City Netherlands Khadija Shaw Manchester City Jamaica Sophia Smith Portland Thorns USA Georgia Stanway Bayern Munich England Daphne van Domselaar Aston Villa Netherlands Kopa TrophyThe Kopa Trophy was also included by the Ballon d'Or award panel in 2018 to honour the selected best Under-21 player in men's football, with Jude Bellingham tipped as the favourite to win the 2023 title ahead of defending champion Gavi.
Kopa Trophy 2023 nominees Player Current Club National Team Alejandro Balde Barcelona Spain Jude Bellingham Real Madrid England Eduardo Camavinga Real Madrid France Gavi Barcelona Spain Rasmus Hojlund Manchester United Denmark Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich Germany Pedri Barcelona Spain Antonio Silva Benfica Portugal Xavi Simons RB Leipzig Netherlands Elye Wahi Lens FranceYashin TrophyThe Yashin Trophy honours the great Soviet Union goalkeeper Lev Yashin and is awarded to the top selected goalkeeper each year.
Yashin Trophy 2023 nominees Player Current Club National Team Yassine Bounou Al Hilal Morocco Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid Belgium Ederson Manchester City Brazil Dominik Livakovic Fenerbahce Croatia Mike Maignan AC Milan France Emiliano Martinez Aston Villa Argentina Andre Onana Manchester United Cameroon Aaron Ramsdale Arsenal England Brice Samba Lens France Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Barcelona Germany
