When is the 2026 Ballon d’Or, who are the favourites, and how can you watch it?
Summary
The 70th Ballon d’Or ceremony is scheduled for Monday and will honor the best footballers of the 2025–26 season. Harry Kane leads the men’s betting, while Alexia Putellas is tipped to win the women’s award for a third time.Key Facts
- The article says the 2026 ceremony will be the first held outside France.
- The men’s award shortlist has 30 players, with one journalist from each of the top 100 FIFA-ranked nations voting.
- For the women’s award, journalists from the top 50 FIFA-ranked nations vote.
- Each voter ranks 10 shortlisted players, with points awarded from 15 for first place to 1 for tenth place.
- Judges consider individual performance, team results and titles, and class and fair play, in that order.
- Harry Kane scored 73 goals last season and won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich; the article says he held about 70 percent of the betting market share.
- Kylian Mbappe is the second men’s favourite, followed by Lamine Yamal.
- Alexia Putellas is described as the favourite to win the women’s award for the third time.
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