A general view of the Ballon d'Or trophy (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
A general view of the Ballon d'Or trophy (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2026 Ballon d’Or with the Manchester Evening News.
Both Manchester City and Manchester United are represented at tonight’s awards ceremony as the player and team of the year are crowned.
From a City perspective, Erling Haaland is among the 30-strong shortlist for the Men’s Ballon d’Or - along with ex-City star Rodri - while Ayyoub Bouaddi is up for the Men’s Young Talent of the Year award.
For United, captain Bruno Fernandes is also nominated for the Men’s Ballon d’Or.
England and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is the bookmaker’s favourite to win the prestigious individual award, which is organised France Football.
Tonight’s ceremony in London gets underway at 8pm at the London Palladium theatre in Soho and you can follow it live in our dedicated blog below.
Harry Kane is the bookies' favourite to win tonight
Harry Kane is the bookies' favourite to win tonight