Summary

  • Use play icon at the top of the page to watch live coverage from the 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony from Paris

  • England Euro 2022 winners Millie Bright, Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze have been nominated for the women's prize.

  • Fifteen Premier League players - including 12 from Liverpool and Manchester City - are nominated.

  • Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema is among the favourites for the men's prize.

  • Lionel Messi, current holder and seven-time men's winner, has not been nominated for this year's award

Live Reporting

  1. Good evening

    Theatre du ChateletGetty Images

    We're at the Theatre du Chatelet this evening in Paris as the great and the good from the world of football gather to crown the winners of the Ballon d'Or and Ballon d'Or Feminin.

    Alongside those two main prizes, the Kopa trophy will be handed out to the best performing player under the age of 21 and the Yashin trophy will go to the best goalkeeper.

    There'll also be a club of the year award, recognition of the forward who has scored the most goals in the 2021-22 season plus a humanitarian prize for a player that has tackled social issues.

    Stay tuned. We'll have it all on this page and you can watch it all unfold live.

  2. How can I watch the 2022 Ballon d'Or Ceremony?

    All times are BST and subject to change

    BBC iPlayer

    Coverage will be live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

    Monday 17 October

    17:50 - 21:05 - BBC iPlayer & the BBC Sport website and app.

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    Playing regularly increases your fitness and improves your skills and balance, while being a good way to see your mates. Whatever your age, ability or fitness level, there is a type of football suitable for you.

    Your country's Football Association will have a directory of clubs and programmes you can contact in Scotland,Wales, and Northern Ireland, England.

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