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The great and the good of the footballing world descend on the West End this evening as the London Palladium plays host to the 2026 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony.
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Palladium → descend → ceremony
The best footballer in the world over the past year will be crowned here, with the prolific Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane hotly tipped to become the first Englishman to win this coveted title since Michael Owen in 2001.
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striker → crown → 2001
He faces some mighty stiff competition, though.
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He → face → competition
Kylian Mbappe is right behind him in the bookies’ rankings, and Lamine Yamal also breathing down his neck.
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Yamal → breathe → neck
The talented young Spaniard was cruelly pipped last season by Ousmane Dembele.
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Spaniard → pip → Dembele
Arsenal, of course, are also well represented.
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Arsenal → represent → course
William Saliba, Gabriel, and Declan Rice will all hope to add one more title to the Colney trophy cabinet this evening at an awards ceremony staged in their own backyard.
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Saliba → hope → backyard
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Every award up for grabs this evening
Of course, there is far more than just the Ballon d’Or up for grabs this evening - ten awards will be dished out on tonight’s programme!
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awards → be → programme
Men’s Ballon d’Or
Women’s Ballon d’Or
Men’s young talent of the year
Women’s young talent of the year
Men’s goalkeeper of the year
Women’s goalkeeper of the year
Men’s coach of the year
Women’s coach of the year
Men’s club of the year
Women’s club of the year
Ceremony running order
We won’t have to wait until 8pm for the first announcements to be made, as the men’s Ballon d’Or order, from no30 will start to be confirmed from 5pm.
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order → have → pm
Between 5pm and 7.30pm, rankings from 30th to 11th will be announced on social media.
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rankings → announce → media
During which time, players, coaches and other invited guests will arrive at the London Palladium ahead of an 8pm ceremony start.
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players → invite → start
Thierry Henry and Kate Scott will present the evening and start the process of giving out awards, including the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or prizes and awards for emerging talent, goalkeepers, strikers, coaches and clubs.
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Henry → present → talent
The men’s Ballon d’Or winner is expected to be announced at around 10pm, which will then be swiftly followed by the winner interviews and other media duties as the ceremony ends.
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ceremony → expect → interviews
You can watch the 2026 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony live across the world on DAZN for free.
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You → watch → DAZN
Coverage starts at 7pm.
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Coverage → start → pm
The most prestigious award in the sport will be handed out in London, as the capital hosts the ceremony for the first time in its 70-year history.
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capital → hand → history
Harry Kane is the odds-on favourite to pick up the prize, but faces stiff competition from Kylian Mbappe.
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Kane → pick → Mbappe
Lamine Yamal will also hold hope of a shock win.
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Yamal → hold → win
Arrivals are due to arrive at the London Palladium from 6pm, which the ceremony due to begin at 8pm.
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ceremony → arrive → pm
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