The name of the best football player in the world will be announced on October 28.
On Monday, October 28, the Chatelet Theatre in Paris will host the award ceremony of the “Golden Ball 2024”.
The authoritative publication France Football annually presents the honorary prize to the best football player in the world.
This year, the list of nominees also includes Ukrainian – forward of the Italian “Roma” Artem Dovbyk, who last season as part of the Spanish “Girona” became the top scorer of La Liga.
The main favorite in the fight for the award is considered to be the Brazilian striker of Madrid “Real” Vinicius Junior, who in the 2023/24 season won the Spanish championship and the Champions League with “creamy”.
He should be competing with midfielder Rodri, who became the champion of England and triumphed at Euro 2024 as part of the Spanish national team.
Where to watch the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony
In Ukraine, the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony will be shown live on the Setanta Sports Ukraine TV channel, which is also available on the Kyivstar TV online television platform. And with the TSNUA promo code, get premium access to the film and television platform for 7 days.
You can also watch the match on the Setanta Sports OTT platform and on the Setanta Sports YouTube channel. The event will start at 20:00 Kyiv time.
Recall that the current holder of the Golden Ball is Inter Miami and Argentina national team forward Lionel Messi.
Messi holds the absolute record for the number of Golden Balls won – he received this prize eight times (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023).
The Argentine's closest pursuer is Al-Nassr and Portugal national team forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who was recognized as the best footballer in the world five times (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017).