SI Soccer provides live updates and news from the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET. Check back regularly.
3:14 p.m. ET: Brazil national team teammate and Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison sounded off on Instagram in the comments of a Ballon d’Or post. People are not happy with the reported outcome.
👋 @FCBfemeni & @FCBarcelona 💙❤️
WELCOME TO PARIS! #ballondor @championsleague @UWCL pic.twitter.com/DTDyyhuGf9
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
2:53 p.m. ET: Barcelona’s representatives including Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Caroline Graham Hanse, Patri Guijarro, Aitana Bonmati, Joan Laporta and more walked the red carpet. Barcelona’s Bonmati and Yamal are favorites to win awards tonight.
2:39 p.m. ET: Brazilian soccer icon Marta issued a statement on Instagram Stories wanting answers for Vinicius Junior reportedly being snubbed by Rodri for the award.
2:28 p.m. ET: Former Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos: “Rodri will win the Ballon d’Or. I’ve never seen the importance of these individiual awards in football, they have no place.”
Ceremony Hosts Sandy Heribert and Didier Drogba
Your hosts of the Ballon d’Or Ceremony… Sandy Heribert & Didier Drogba ! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/EHqvstehhy
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
1995 Ballon d’Or Winner George Weah
Mesdames, messieurs, please welcome George Weah!
The 1995 Ballon d’Or walks the red carpet! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/KgCfWRaBNF
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal
Lamine 304#ballondor pic.twitter.com/7PwLATzP81
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 28, 2024
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane
👋 @HKane! 📸#BallonDor #MiaSanMia #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/08oGqbIxMc
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) October 28, 2024
Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman
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.@ishowspeedsui all smiles on the red carpet! Welcome back to Paris! 😁#ballondor pic.twitter.com/7999Aby2rE
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
Spain manager Luis de La Fuente
Luis de la Fuente walks the red carpet! 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/pIshbm76N0
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
AS Roma’s Mats Hummels and Artem Dovbyk
.@matshummels & Artem Dovbyk from @officialasroma walks the red carpet!#ballondor pic.twitter.com/fbSwrqioOB
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
What do we know about the Ballon d’Or Féminin? 🤔@MeganAHumphrey breaks down the history on the award. pic.twitter.com/aQX88vTr2U
— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) October 28, 2024
12:13 p.m. ET: Rodri is reportedly the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Real Madrid’s constituency of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Dani Carvajal, Carlo Ancelotti and Florentino Perez are reportedly skipping the ceremony.
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