Ballon d'Or 2026 ceremony running order: When will award winners be announced?

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Young, A. (2026, October 26). Ballon d'Or 2026 ceremony running order: When will award winners be announced? Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/ballon-dor-2026-ceremony-running-order-winners-announced-b1302354.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-26 · by Alex Young

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The article details the schedule for the 2026 Ballon d'Or award ceremony in London. From 5 pm to 7:30 pm, rankings from 30th to 11th will be revealed on social media, while guests arrive at the venue. The main ceremony starts at 8 pm and features presentations by Thierry Henry and Kate Scott, who will hand out awards including the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or prizes. Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane are highlighted as leading contenders for the top honor, with the winner expected to be announced around 10 pm.

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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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Barcelona ORG · 1× Kane PERSON · 1× Kate Scott PERSON · 1× Kylian Mbappe PERSON · 1× Lamine Yamal PERSON · 1× Real Madrid ORG · 1× Thierry Henry PERSON · 1×

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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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🔮 Both Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal will hope to have a thing or two to say about that, with the Real Madrid and Barcelona stars the biggest rivals to Kane.

2026-10-26 · Evening Standard

Ballon d'Or 2026 ceremony running order: When will award winners be announced? · assertive framing

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Both Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal will hope to have a thing or two to say about that, with the Real Madrid and Barcelona stars the biggest rivals to Kane. asserted

stars → hope → Kane

Between 5pm and 7.30pm, rankings from 30th to 11th will be announced on social media. asserted

rankings → announce → media

During which time, players, coaches and other invited guests will arrive at the London Palladium ahead of an 8pm ceremony start. asserted

players → invite → start

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. asserted

ceremony → expect → interviews

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