The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony is underway at the London Palladium in England
Footballers from different clubs, as well as journalists, are all gathered at the venue for the 70th edition of the award on Monday.
This year’s edition marks the first time the gala has been staged outside Paris, with popular sports broadcaster Kate Scott and French football legend Thierry Henry as hosts.
Last 10 Men’s Ballon d’Or ranking (in no particular order):
1. Ousmane Dembélé — Paris Saint-Germain & France
2. Erling Haaland — Manchester City & Norway
3. Harry Kane — Bayern Munich & England
4. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Paris Saint-Germain & Georgia
5. Kylian Mbappe — Real Madrid & France
6. Lionel Messi — Inter Miami & Argentina
7. Michael Olise — Bayern Munich & France
8. Fabián Ruiz — Paris Saint-Germain & Spain
9. Rodrigo Hernández — Manchester City, Barcelona & Spain
10. Lamine Yamal — FC Barcelona & Spain
Men’s Ballon d’Or ranking from 11-30:
11. Jude Bellingham — Real Madrid & England
12. Pau Cubarsí — FC Barcelona & Spain
13. Achraf Hakimi — Paris Saint-Germain & Morocco
14. Vítor Ferreira (Vitinha) — Paris Saint-Germain & Portugal
15. Declan Rice — Arsenal & England
16. Ferran Torres — FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain & Spain
17. Vinicius Jr. — Real Madrid & Brazil
18. Marc Cucurella — Chelsea, Real Madrid & Spain
19. João Neves — Paris Saint-Germain & Portugal
20. Willian Pacho — Paris Saint-Germain & Ecuador
21. Gabriel Magalhaes — Arsenal & Brazil
22. Lautaro Martínez — Inter Milan & Argentina
23. Nuno Mendes — Paris Saint-Germain & Portugal
24. Luis Díaz — Bayern Munich & Colombia
25. Marcos Corrêa (Marquinhos) — Paris Saint-Germain & Brazil
26. Dayot Upamecano — Bayern Munich & France
27. Bruno Fernandes — Manchester United & Portugal
28. Julian Quiñones — Al-Qadsiah & Mexico
29. William Saliba — Arsenal & France
29. Sadio Mané — Al-Nassr & Senegal
Last 10 Women’s Ballon d’Or ranking (in no particular order):
1. Temwa Chawinga – Kansas City Current & Malawi
2. Melchie Dumornay – Lyon & Haiti
3. Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona & Norway
4. Patri Guijarro – Barcelona & Spain
5. Pernille Harder – Bayern Munich & Denmark
6. Ewa Pajor – Barcelona & Poland
7. Clàudia Pina – Barcelona & Spain
8. Alexia Putellas – Barcelona/London City Lionesses & Spain
9. Alessia Russo – Arsenal & England
10. Khadija Shaw – Man City & Jamaica
Women’s Ballon d’Or ranking from 11-30:
11. Yui Hasegawa – Man City & Japan
12. Klara Buhl – Bayern Munich & Germany
13. Mariona Caldentey – Arsenal & Spain
14. Wendie Renard – Lyon & France
15. Cata Coll – Barcelona & Spain
16. Mapi Leon – Barcelona/London City Lionesses & Spain
17. Esmee Brugts – Barcelona & Netherlands
18. Barbra Banda – Orlando Pride & Zambia
19. Tessa Wullaert – Inter/Como & Belgium
20. Selma Bacha – Lyon & France
21. Scarlett Camberos – Club America & Mexico
22. Manaka Matsukubo – North Carolina Courage/Chelsea & Japan
23. Momoko Tanikawa – Bayern Munich & Japan
24. Kerstin Casparij – Man City & Netherlands
25. Caroline Weir – Real Madrid/Lyon & Scotland
26. Alex Greenwood – Man City & England
27. Rose Lavelle – Gotham FC & USA
28. Lorena – Kansas City Current & Brazil
28. Melvine Malard – Man Utd/Chelsea & France
Vivianne Miedema – Man City & Netherlands
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