The 2025 edition of the Ballon d’Or is set to be the most closely contested in years.
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah and Barcelona duo Raphinha and Lamine Yamal are in the conversation, along with Ousmane Dembele and several members of the all-conquering Paris Saint-Germain team.
Rodri lifted the prize in 2024 after his exploits for Manchester City and Spain, but the midfielder is not in contention this time around, having missed the vast majority of the 2024/25 season with an ACL injury.
Real Madrid made headlines for boycotting last year’s ceremony after news of Rodri’s triumph leaked on the day of the ceremony.
Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe are nominated for Los Blancos this time around but are not expected to finish on the podium.
Aitana Bonmati has won the Ballon d’Or Féminin in each of the past two years and is one of the frontrunners once again this time around.
The Sporting News provided live updates throughout the day, bringing you the final results and reaction from the Theater du Chatelet during the ceremony in the French capital.
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Live updates of Ballon d’Or trophy ceremony, commentary, video
8 am GMT/4 am ET: Welcome to The Sporting News’ coverage of Ballon d’Or day 2025! We’re expecting the rankings of the nominees from places 30 to 11 to be announced late afternoon European time before the ceremony in Paris gets underway in the evening.
Ballon d’Or 2025 final results from trophy ceremony
Final Men’s Ballon d’Or rankings 2025
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Final Ballon d’Or Feminin rankings 2025
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Other Women’s awards
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Other awards
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What time does the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony start?
The red carpet arrivals at the Theater du Chatelet in Paris start at around 7:00 pm local time, with the ceremony scheduled to start at 8:45 pm and finish by 10.30 pm All times are estimated by event organizers.
Here’s how that arrivals time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Mon, Sep. 22 | 3:45 pm ET |
| Canada | Mon, Sep. 22 | 3:45 pm ET |
| UK | Mon, Sep. 22 | 7:45 pm GMT |
| Australia | Tue, Sep. 23 | 5:45 am AEDT |
| India | Tue, Sep. 23 | 1:15 am IST |
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