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Who votes for the Ballon d'Or award?

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Gent, O. (2026, October 26). Who votes for the Ballon d'Or award? Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/who-votes-for-ballon-dor-2026-b1302158.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-26 · by Oli Gent

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The Ballon d'Or award for both men's and women's football features shortlists of 30 nominees each. Voting is conducted by journalists from France Football and L’Equipe, along with some ex-players, who compile lists of top players based on their performance over the past season. Journalists from FIFA’s top-ranked nations then vote for a top 10, ranking players to award points that determine the final winners. Points are allocated such that the first-place vote is worth 15 points and decrease progressively down to one point for tenth place. Ties are broken by the number of first-place votes. Voters must consider individual performance, team achievements, character, class, and fair play when making their selections.
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The Ballon d'Or award is back for its latest round, with nominees selected in both men's and women's football. For the women’s category, 30 nominees have been chosen by journalists from France Football and L’Equipe, based on players’ performances during the 2025-26 season. One journalist from each of FIFA’s top 100 nations then votes for a top 10 list among these nominees, with points awarded according to the ranking given by voters. Notably, one standout nominee is a Barcelona midfielder who played a crucial role in her club's Liga F victory and Champions League final appearance, despite overcoming meningitis to lead Spain to the Euro 2025 final, where they were defeated by England. This year’s voting system aims to ensure fairness if players are tied on points, with additional criteria such as first-place votes being used to break ties.

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Ligue 1 Paris the Club World Cup the Coupe de France the French Super Cup

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Barcelona ORG · 1× Champions League ORG · 1× England GPE · 1× FIFA ORG · 1× France Football ORG · 1× Ligue 1 ORG · 1× L’Equipe ORG · 1× Paris GPE · 1× Spain GPE · 1× the Liga F ORG · 1×

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The Barcelona midfielder had played a starring role in her club’s triumph in the Liga F and run to the Champions League final, while she overcame a bout of meningitis to lead Spain to the Euro 2025 final, where they were beaten by England.
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🔮 Should players be level on points, then they will be separated by their respective number of first-place votes.
2026-10-26 · Evening Standard
Who votes for the Ballon d'Or award? · assertive framing

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The Ballon d’Or is back for another year as the best players on the planet vye for the top individual prize in the sport. asserted
players → vye → sport
Nominees have been selected across both the men’s and women’s games, with 30-strong shortlists put forward for both awards. asserted
shortlists → select → awards
In the 2025/26 season, he racked up 35 goals in 53 games across all competitions, adding 16 assists as Paris claimed the Coupe de France, the French Super Cup, and the domestic Ligue 1 title. asserted
Paris → rack → France
They also reached the final of the Club World Cup. asserted
They → reach → Cup
The Barcelona midfielder had played a starring role in her club’s triumph in the Liga F and run to the Champions League final, while she overcame a bout of meningitis to lead Spain to the Euro 2025 final, where they were beaten by England. asserted
they → play → England
How is the Ballon d’Or voted for? asserted
d’Or → vote → ?
Journalists from France Football and L’Equipe - and sometimes some ex-players - put forward the list of 30 nominees across both games, ranking players on their performances from the season just ended. asserted
Journalists → put → season
One journalist from each of FIFA’s top-ranked nations up to 100 then votes for a top 10 from the players shortlisted. asserted
journalist → rank → players
The 10 players are awarded points dependent on where the journalists rank them, with the top pick garnering 15, the second 12, third 10, fourth eight, fifth seven, sixth five, all the way down to tenth, who receives just one. asserted
who → award → one
As such, those points are then added together, and the winners of the illustrious prizes are the ones with the highest points tallies. asserted
winners → add → tallies
Should players be level on points, then they will be separated by their respective number of first-place votes. asserted
they → separate → votes
Those voting are given a criteria to use, taking into account individual performance, the player’s character, their respective team’s performance and achievement, as well as class and fair play on the field. asserted
Those → vote → field
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