The Ballon d’Or 2023 ceremony is less than a fortnight away. The 67th Ballon d’Or is being portrayed as a two-horse race between Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi. Ahead of France Football magazine’s much-awaited award this year, we bring to you every detail about the gala award night.
Messi won the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina and is tipped as the favourite to win his 8th Ballon d’Or this year. The forward has since moved to Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. He has helped the Herons win their first silverware in the form of the League Cup. He is one of the strongest contenders to win this year’s Ballon d’Or owing to his fantastic performance in the last World Cup where he scored seven goals and assisted another three to win the Golden Ball.
On the other hand, Haaland won the treble in his first season with Manchester City. The Norwegian played an momumental part in Manchester City’s heroics, scoring 52 goals across 53 appearances. This will be the Norwegian’s first Ballon d’Or if he manages wins it.
Award details
Date: 30th October 2023
Time: 11:30 P.M IST
Venue: Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France
TV telecast: The Ballon d’Or 2023 ceremony will be broadcasted live on the Sony TEN 2 and Sony TEN 2 HD TV channels in India.
Live Streaming: The Ballon d’Or 2022 ceremony will be live-streamed on the SonyLiv and JioTV app and website in India.
Nominees for Ballon d’Or 2023
A total of 30 names have been chosen for the 2023 ceremony. The list of the selected players are as follows : –
- André Onana – Manchester United/Cameroon
- Josko Gvardiol – Manchester City/Croatia
- Karim Benzema – Al Ittihad/ France
- Jamal Musiala – Bayern Munich/Germany
- Mohamed Salah – Liverpool/Egypt
- Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid/England
- Bukayo Saka – Arsenal/England
- Randal Kolo Muani – Paris Saint-Germain/France
- Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City/Belgium
- Bernardo Silva – Manchester City/Portugal
- Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa/Argentina
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Napoli/Georgia
- Rúben Dias – Manchester City/Portugal
- Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan/Argentina
- Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid/France
- Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona/Poland
- Kylian Mbappé – Paris Saint-Germain/France
- Kim Min-jae – Napoli/South Korea
- Victor Osimhen – Napoli/Nigeria
- Luka Modric – Real Madrid/Croatia
- Harry Kane – Bayern Munich/England
- Nicolo Barella – Inter Milan/Italy
- Erling Haaland – Manchester City/Norway
- Yassine Bounou – Al Hilal/Morocco
- Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal/Norway
- Julián Álvarez – Manchester City/Argentina
- Ilkay Gündogan – Barcelona/Germany
- Vinícius Júnior – Real Madrid/Brazil
- Lionel Messi – Inter Miami/Argentina
- Rodri – Manchester City/Spain
