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PALLADIUM THEATRE, LONDON — After a whole year of goals, trophies, speculation, and celebration, the time to learn the winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or has finally arrived.
Tonight, France Football will reveal the winner at the award gala, which has been won by four different players in each of the last four years.
For the first time, the ceremony will be held outside France, as they honor the first winner of the Ballon d'Or, Stanley Matthews, by holding the 70th trophy presentation at the Palladium Theatre in London, England.
Hosted by Kate Scott and Thierry Henry, this year's ceremony will reveal the 2026 Ballon d'Or winner for the men's and women's side, as well as a host of other awards including best coach, best goalkeeper, best young player, and best club.
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Live updates of Ballon d'Or trophy ceremony, commentary, video
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10 a.m. — Welcome to The Sporting News' coverage of Ballon d'Or day 2026! We're expecting the rankings of the nominees from places 30 to 11 to be announced late afternoon European time before the ceremony in London gets underway in the evening.
Ballon d'Or 2026 live results from trophy ceremony
Live Men's Ballon d'Or rankings 2026
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Other Men's awards
- Kopa Trophy: TBD
- Men's Coach of the Year: TBD
- Yashin Trophy: TBD
- Gerd Muller Award: TBD
- Men's Club of the Year: TBD
Live Ballon d'Or Feminin rankings 2026
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Other Women's awards
- Kopa Trophy: TBD
- Yashin Trophy: TBD
- Gerd Muller Trophy: TBD
- Women's Coach of the Year: TBD
- Women's Club of the Year: TBD
Other awards
- Socrates Award: TBD
What time does the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony start?
The red carpet arrivals at the London Palladium Theatre in London, England starts at around 7 p.m. local time, with the ceremony scheduled to start at 8 p.m. and finish by 10 p.m. All times are estimated by event organizers.
Here's how that arrivals time translates across some of the major territories, keeping in mind that Europe — including the UK — saw daylight savings time end on Sunday, giving them a four-hour time difference from North America this week:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA/Canada | Mon, Oct. 26 | 4 p.m. ET |
| USA/Canada | Mon, Oct. 26 | 1 p.m. PT |
| UK | Mon, Oct. 26 | 8 p.m. BST |
| Australia | Tue, Oct. 27 | 7 a.m. AEST |
| India | Tue, Oct. 27 | 1:30 a.m. IST |