Postpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
So Emiliano Martinez is OUT OF THE RUNNING to become the first former Oxford United player to win the Ballon d'Or.
The wait goes on. Tyler Goodrham in a few years maybe.
Summary
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Seven awards up for grabs at ceremony in France
Aitana Bonmati wins women's Ballon d'Or & Lionel Messi wins men's award
Bellingham wins Kopa trophy for best young player; Vinicius Jr wins Socrates award
Barcelona win women's club award and Man City win men's club award
Aston Villa and Argentina's Emiliano Martinez wins award for best goalkeeper
Erling Haaland given award for best goalscorer
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Postpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
Who's finished below the top 10?published at 19:18 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
- 11. Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
- 12. Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona)
- 13. Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Sevilla/Al-Hilal)
- 14. Ilkay Gundogan (Germany, Manchester City/Barcelona)
- 15. Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
- 16. Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid/Al-Ittihad)
- 17. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Napoli)
- 18. Jude Bellingham (England, Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid)
- 19. Harry Kane (England, Tottenham/Bayern Munich)
- 20. Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter Milan)
- 21. Antoine Griezmann (France, Atletico Madrid)
- 22. Min-jae Kim (South Korea, Napoli/Bayern Munich)
- 23. Andre Onana (Cameroon, Inter Milan/Manchester United)
- 24. Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
- 25. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia, Leipzig/Manchester City)
- 26. Jamal Musiala (Germany, Bayern Munich)
- 27. Nicolo Barella (Italy, Inter Milan)
- 28. Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
- 28. Randal Kolo Muani (France, Eintracht Frankfurt/Paris St-Germain)
- 30. Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
Postpublished at 19:18 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
Oh what's this?
I'm getting word that the Ballon d'Or organisers have announced the rankings of numbers 11 to 30 for the men's award.
Here is the full women's shortlistpublished at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
- Aitana Bonmati (Spain and Barcelona)
- Linda Caicedo (Colombia and Real Madrid)
- Olga Carmona (Spain and Real Madrid)
- Rachel Daly (England and Aston Villa)
- Debinha (Brazil and North Carolina Courage/Kansas City)
- Kadidiatou Diani (France and Lyon)
- Mary Earps (England and Manchester United)
- Patricia Guijarro (Spain and Barcelona)
- Yui Hasegawa (Japan and Manchester City)
- Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden and Paris St-Germain/Arsenal)
- Sam Kerr (Australia and Chelsea)
- Mapi Leon (Spain and Barcelona)
- Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland and Arsenal)
- Hinata Miyazawa (Japan and MyNavi Sendai/Manchester United)
- Lena Oberdorf (Germany and Wolfsburg)
- Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and Barcelona)
- Ewa Pajor (Poland and Wolfsburg)
- Salma Paralluelo (Spain and Barcelona)
- Alexandra Popp (Germany and Wolsburg)
- Hayley Raso (Australia and Man City/Real Madrid)
- Alba Redondo (Spain and Levante)
- Guro Reiten (Norway and Chelsea)
- Wendie Renard (France and Lyon)
- Fridolina Rolfo (Sweden and Barcelona)
- Jill Roord (Netherlands and Wolfsburg/Manchester City)
- Khadija Shaw (Jamaica and Manchester City)
- Sophia Smith (United States and Portland Thorns)
- Georgia Stanway (England and Bayern Munich)
- Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands and Twente/Aston Villa)
- Millie Bright (England and Chelsea)
Here is the full men's Ballon d'Or shortlistpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
- Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City, Croatia)
- Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Andre Onana (Manchester United, Cameroon)
- Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad, France)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
- Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, England)
- Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
- Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)
- Randal Kolo Muani (Paris St-Germain, France)
- Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal)
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli, Georgia)
- Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan, Italy)
- Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)
- Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
- Martin Odegaard (Arsenal, Norway)
- Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona, Germany)
- Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal, Morocco)
- Julian Alvarez (Manchester City, Argentina)
- Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil)
- Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)
- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, France)
- Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina)
- Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, Argentina)
- Robert Lewandowski(Barcelona, Poland)
- Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich, South Korea)
- Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain, France)
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
- Victor Osimhen (Napoli, Nigeria)
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Watch live on the BBCpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
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Postpublished at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
The two strong favourites for the awards tonight both won the World Cup this year - Argentina's Lionel Messi and Spain's Aitana Bonmati.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 18:58 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2023
Hello and welcome to coverage of the 2023 Ballon d'Or awards.