Where to watch Ballon d'Or 2026 FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-26 · by George Flood

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The 2026 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony, marking its 70th anniversary, will take place in London on a Monday evening at the London Palladium. Thierry Henry and Kate Scott will host the event where Harry Kane is favored to win his first Ballon d’Or, competing against nominees like Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe. The ceremony can be watched for free via DAZN; new users need to sign up with their email address to access the stream.

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Harry Kane, an English striker for German club Bayern Munich, won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award on October 26, 2026, breaking a 25-year drought since Michael Owen's last win. The announcement was made in London during the ceremony, with Kane scoring an impressive 73 goals across all competitions in the previous season, making him Europe’s top scorer. He narrowly edged out Kylian Mbappé by a close margin of points according to later reports from France Football journal L’Équipe on October 30, cementing his status as one of the game's greatest goalscorers and playmakers.

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Kane would become the first English player to do so since Michael Owen in 2001, joining an illustrious list that also includes Matthews, Sir Bobby Charlton and two-time winner Kevin Keegan. However, it is far from a foregone conclusion, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe also in contention from an incredible shortlist of nominees, while there will be plenty of support as usual for record eight-time winner Lionel Messi.

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2026-10-26 · Evening Standard

Where to watch Ballon d'Or 2026 FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream · assertive framing

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Usually held in Paris, the most prestigious and coveted individual honour in the sport will be handed out in London for the first time ever on Monday evening as France Football temporarily takes its glitzy show across the Channel. asserted

Football → hold → Channel

That is to mark the 70th anniversary of the great Sir Stanley Matthews’ victory in the first ever Ballon d’Or race back in 1956 while playing for Blackpool, topping an illustrious shortlist that also included the likes of Alfredo Di Stefano, Raymond Kopa, Ferenc Puskas and Lev Yashin. asserted

that → mark → Stefano

Thierry Henry and Kate Scott host proceedings at the London Palladium, where favourite Harry Kane will be desperate to clinch his first Ballon d’Or win on home soil and take over from Paris Saint-Germain and France star Ousmane Dembele. asserted

Kane → host → Germain

Yamal → become → Messi

Alexia Putellas is the overwhelming favourite to claim this year’s Ballon d'Or Feminin, ending Spain team-mate Aitana Bonmati’s three-year run at the top of the women’s game. uncertain

Putellas → claim → game

Where to watch Ballon d’Or 2026 FOR FREE TV channel and live stream: asserted

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You can watch the 2026 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony live across the world on DAZN for free. asserted

You → watch → DAZN

Those without an existing DAZN account will have to sign up for a free membership using their email address. asserted

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Live blog: Follow the ceremony as it happens, plus all the build-up and reaction with Standard Sport’s extensive live blog throughout Monday afternoon and evening. asserted

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