Ballon d’Or results: Live updates and standings for football’s top prizes

We may not know who will win the 2021 Ballon d’Or, but what is certain is that there will be plenty of heated debate after the winners were announced at a gala dinner held on Thursday. Two in Paris.

It is rumored that Lionel Messi will win the World’s Best Men’s Player award, although Robert Lewandowski is said to have a chance to attend. Alexia Putellas and Vivianne Miedema are said to be the frontrunners for the women’s award. Best Goalkeeper, Best Men’s Under-21 Player and two other awards will also be announced.

Media around the world voted for three of the awards – the Men’s and Women’s Ballon d’Or and the Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper – and 32 Ballon d’Or winners are voting for the young male player. the best. The new awards are yet to be determined by France Football, the French sports weekly that has hosted the awards since 1956.

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Sporting News will follow Ballon d’Or events and announcements as they happen, providing live updates, the latest standings and the most exciting reactions of the day.

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1:06 pm: What’s happening in Paris:

12:55 pm: If you are an important gala dinner, of course you have a red carpet:

12:52 pm: And here are the players who will finish in the Top 10: Benzema, De Bruyne, Donnarumma, Jorginho, Kante, Lewandowski, Mbappe, Messi, Ronaldo, Salah. Not a bad group.

12:51 pm: Erling Haaland can’t make the Top 10! The media poll placed him in 11th place.

12:47 pm: Huh! That smile could easily have come from someone being told he had won an award. And based on a New York Times interview with the editor-in-chief of France Football, the winner was in fact announced ahead of time.

12:46 pm: Now they are coming very fast and furious. Romelu Lukaku (No. 12) is two places below the top 10 after a spectacular 2021.

12:44 pm: It’s only true that Giorgio Chiellini would be standing right there alongside Leonardo Bonucci in the Ballon d’Or ranking. They cannot be separated. Chiellini comes in at 13th place.

12:42 pm: In addition to coming in at 24th place in the men’s Ballon d’Or poll, Pedri was also awarded the Kopa title as the top young player. He is also in Paris:

12:34 pm: Another Italian player also attending Euro 2021 is Leonardo Bonucci. Surprise target in 14th place.

12:21 pm: Man City’s next star: Raheem Sterling. Ranked above Mahrez, Foden and Dias in 15th place.

12:16 pm: Neymar ended up far away from the Top 5 with voters placing him in 16th place.

12:04 pm: Atletico Madrid and Uruguay’s Luis Suarez is announced in 17th place. He is one of Atletico’s most important players in their journey to the La Liga title.

11:59 am: A surprise finish for AC Milan and Denmark defender Simon Kjaer in 18th place. His 2021 has been marked by more than just football.

11:55 am: Another Premier League player in the Top 20: Chelsea’s Mason Mount, who started at 22.

11:34 am: Man City’s newest player, Riyad Mahrez, is ranked 20th.

11:31 am: Another draw in the vote between Bruno Fernandes (Man United) and Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan) for 21st place.

11:13 am: Harry Kane (Tottenham) has enjoyed a quiet start to the 2021-22 season and is in 23rd place. It is interesting to imagine how a move in the summer could affect his position like that. any.

10:59 am: Phil Foden is hoping for a big 2022, but he’s in 25th place in the 2021 standings. Other than that, not bad for a Ballon d’Or debut for Barcelona’s Pedri, who comes in at No. 24th place.

10:58 am: We omitted the three players who finished in 26th place in the poll: Ruben Dias (Man City), Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) and Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan).

10:36 am: The last two players in the Men’s Ballon d’Or poll have been revealed. It was two vets: Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) and 2018 Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric (Real Madrid) placed last.

How to watch the Golden Ball 2021

• Day: Monday, November 29
• Time: 2:30 p.m. ET (red carpet at 1 p.m. ET)
• Channel: Not available
• Streaming online: Paramount +, L’Equipe

The winners of the Ballon d’Or 2021 will be announced at a gala in Paris on Monday, November 29. The event will be streamed live on Paramount+ in the United States. Red carpet coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET.

French sports daily L’Equipe will also report broadcast live on its channels (Availability is based on region).

How does Ballon d’Or voting work?

NS The France Football editorial board compiles the shortlist among the finalists for each award before distribution to voters with voting closing on October 24.

A panel of 180 journalists from around the world was asked to vote (via a secure email system) on criteria including individual and team performance in 2021, talent and team spirit. the player’s athletic performance as well as the player’s overall career.

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About 40 to 50 female football journalists vote for the Women’s Ballon d’Or, while 32 men’s Ballon d’Or winners vote for the best male under-21 player (Kopa Trophy).

Each Ballon d’Or voter (male and female) voted for their top five, and each vote has a total score:

• No.1: 6 points
• 2nd place: 4 points
• 3rd place: 3 points
• 4th place: 2 points
• 5th place: 1 point

Voters for Kopa Trophy and Yashin Trophy submitted the top three, and that scoring system works a little differently:

• No.1: 5 points
• 2nd place: 3 points
• 3rd place: 1 point

Voting results will be published in the weekly edition of France Football on December 4.

Who are the finalists of the Golden Ball?

There are 30 names for the male award, 20 names for the female Golden Ball and 10 names for the Kopa and Yashin titles.

Golden Ball 2021 – Men

Golden Ball 2021 – Women

2021 Kopa Trophy reaches the final round

Yashin Trophy Finalist Teams 2021