The Ballon d’Or, organized by France Football, continues to be the most highly anticipated award for footballers, especially after the conclusion of the World Cup in the previous football season.
Despite FIFA’s The Best awards attempting to compete with it, the Ballon d’Or is still widely regarded as the most prestigious individual prize in global football, at least for the time being.
Lionel Messi, who has won it seven times, is a major contender to receive his eighth gong, but Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe also look good to claim the prize this year.
Ballon d’Or: Date, time, venue
The Ballon d’Or is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 30, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.
Organisers have suggested that event will start at exactly 8 pm local time, although that is subject to change, as per One Football.
How to watch?
The broadcasting rights owner for the ceremony is yet to be named, but the 2022 edition was seen on media channels on YouTube.
The other place the awards were able to be viewed was the Eurosport website and app. One Football reports that there is no reason at this stage to believe that the situation will change for the 2023 edition.
Schedule
6:30 PM: Doors Open – Red Carpet
7:00 PM: Cocktail Reception
8:00 PM: Start of the Ballon d’Or ceremony
10:00 PM: End of Ceremony: Cocktail reception in the receptive spaces of the theatre, Cornucopia reports
1:00 AM: End of the evening