Today the time has finally come: after a corona-related forced break last year, the Ballon d’Or will be awarded again.
Robert Lewandowski from FC Bayern can justifiably hope for the prestigious award from the French specialist magazine “France Football”. BVB striker Erling Haaland is also nominated.
sport.de accompanies the Ballon d’Or award here in the live ticker. First of all, the first placements will be revealed in the afternoon. From 8:30 p.m. the gala for the award of the award will take place in Paris – with a happy ending for Lewandowski?
+++ Lewandowski certainly among the top 5! +++
Three other names can be removed from the list: Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City to pick up 8th place, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah runs on Rang 7 one and – listen listen – Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) lands “only” on Position 6.
Also means: Robert Lewandowski is already safely among the top five of the evening!
+++ Barca again! Alexia Putellas triumphs in women +++
As badly as FC Barcelona may have got into financial difficulties, the Catalan cult club is once again living up to its reputation as a trophy collector at award ceremonies.
Barca star Alexia Putellas, who won the triple of championship, cup and premier class and can now receive the Ballon d’Or feminine, triumphs in the women.
+++ Donnarumma and Mbappé do not win the Ballon d’Or! +++
Admittedly, neither Gianluigi Donnarumma nor Kylian Mbappé were considered top favorites for the Ballon d’Or before the award ceremony. So it is not a sensation that the two of them are up Place 10 or 9 get to the finish line.
+++ First award for Robert Lewandowski! +++
First success for Robert Lewandowski: FC Bayern’s guarantor of success receives the new “Striker of the Year” award. No wonder: with his 41 goals, the Pole not only shot out the Munich championship in the previous season, but also cracked Gerd Müller’s record in the Bundesliga. There can hardly be a more deserved winner – we congratulate you!
+++ Musiala goes away empty-handed – Pedri wins the Kopa Trophy! +++
The stage continues with ex-world champion Fabio Cannavaro. First of all, the Kopa Trophy for the best U21 player will be awarded this evening.
Four exceptional youngsters from the Bundesliga are hoping for the award: Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern Munich), Jude Bellingham and Gio Reyna (both BVB) and Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen).
In the end, the race is made by a different teenager: Pedri from FC Barcelona is named the winner of the Kopa Trophy. Congratulations!
+++ Formula 1 stars deliver trophies from +++
Two mysterious men with helmets bring tonight’s trophies onto the stage. And, surprise: the two men are Formula 1 stars Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon!
The racing drivers took the opportunity and had Pedri and Kylian Mbappé sign another jersey before they left the show.
+++ Here we go! +++
The gala at the Théâtre du Châtelet has started! Once again Didier Drogba and Sandy Heribert guide us through the glamorous football evening.
+++ The Messi family is here – the gala can begin! +++
Almost all superstars have now found their way into the theater. Lionel Messi brought his entire family with him. The tension rises because the gala starts shortly!
+++ Lewandowski marches on the red carpet +++
The last remaining candidate for the Ballon d’Or from a Bundesliga perspective has arrived: Robert Lewandowski and his wife Anna have reached the Théâtre du Châtelet. The lightning storm around the Bayern star was huge!
+++ More and more stars are arriving at the Théâtre du Châtelet +++
The main actors on this special evening will be dropped off in classy bodies at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The Ballon d’Or itself also takes place in a sports car at the gala.
+++ Before the Ballon d’Or ceremony: CR7 angry with co-organizer +++
Shortly before the ceremony, Cristiano Ronaldo attacked the co-organizer sharply. “Pascal Ferré lied, he used my name to advertise himself and the newspaper he works for,” wrote CR7 on Instagram.
He responded to statements by the editor-in-chief of “France Football”, who had claimed that Ronaldo’s main goal was to end his career with more gold balls than his all-time rival Lionel Messi.
“It is unacceptable for the person responsible for awarding such a prestigious award to lie in this way, with utter disrespect to someone who has always respected France Football and the Ballon d’Or,” added Ronaldo. The Portuguese has won the award five times in his career. That puts him just behind Messi.
Ronaldo was not at the gala in Paris. He disagreed that the reason was quarantine. His focus is already on the next game with Manchester United.
+++ These ten players are still in the race +++
20 of the 30 candidates are already out of the race for the Ballon d’Or, so only ten remain. The top ten at a glance:
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (FC Liverpool)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Jorginho (FC Chelsea)
N’Golo Kanté (FC Chelsea)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)
+++ Sooo close – Haaland missed the top ten! +++
Places eleven to 13 have now also been taken – and so it is clear that BVB goalgetter Erling Haaland did not make it into the top ten this time.
The Norwegian lands on Rang 11followed by Romelu Lukaku on Position 12 as well as Leonardo Bonucci’s defense partner Giorgio Chiellini, who on 13th place comes in.
+++ Lewandowski has dressed up +++
Is that already a winner’s smile? Co-favorite Robert Lewandowski has already dressed up, as a photo on the FC Bayern Twitter channel shows.
+++ European champion Bonucci also missed the top ten +++
Even for Leonardo Bonucci, who at least became European champion with Italy, it is not quite enough for the top ten players in this year’s ranking. The 34-year-old is called Number 14 listed.
+++ Two big names end up in no man’s land +++
It continues with two superstars of world football: none other than Neymar, who received a bitter injury diagnosis on Monday, has already secured his place – possibly earlier than expected / hoped for. The Brazilian lands on Position 16, Right in front of him is the next top Manchester City player, Raheem Sterling. The EM runner-up brings Rang 15.
+++ We are getting closer to the top ten +++
Mason Mount is already the Champions League winner, but this time it’s not enough for the Ballon d’Or. The playmaker of Chelsea FC runs on 19th place a.
In front of him lands a man who made headlines above all for an action away from the game: Simon Kjaer, who, as captain of the Danish national team at the EM, reacted with his emotional and far-sighted reaction to the collapse of teammate and buddy Christian Eriksen. The reward: the AC Milan defender conquered Rang 18!
Luis Suárez is already an old hand at these awards. After his surprising move from FC Barcelona to Atlético Madrid, the striker from Uruguay had a large share in the La Liga title of the Rojiblancos with 21 goals. The rascal ends up in the final accounts of today’s election Position 17!
+++ Another ManCity star! +++
The third player of the English champions Manchester City has already found his place in the ranking: The Algerian Riyad Mahrez lands Rang 20!
+++ Places 21 to 30 are taken! +++
With Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) and Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), the last two professionals to miss the top 20 are official. Both share Rang 21.
Conversely, this means: Erling Haaland can have ever greater hopes for a place among the top ten players. Bayern goal getter Robert Lewandowski will be very far ahead anyway.
+++ Kane vor Pedri, Pedri vor Foden +++
The next three stars are out of the running for the top placements. This is how it works 25th place to Manchester City’s all-round genius Phil Foden, right in front of him is the very young Barca shooting star Pedri, who Rang 24 holt.
Both have to line up behind Harry Kane, however. The captain of the English national team conquered Position 23which, given his capabilities, is of course a rather mixed result.
His problem: Tottenham has not been running smoothly in terms of sport for a while – Kane, who can no longer prove himself in the premier class, is also suffering from this.
+++ The first placements are fixed +++
It was already clear in advance that Luka Modric would not attack at the top. Now the Croatian is only up 29th place ranked – together with Cesar Azpilicueta from Chelsea FC.
For the 36-year-old, who has won the Champions League 37 times, the result shouldn’t be a big problem. At his age, not too many professionals make it onto the list at all.
Rúben Dias (Manchester City), Gerard Moreno (Villarreal FC) and Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) made it a little further forward Rang 26 share.
+++ This is the schedule for the awarding of the Ballon d’Or +++
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: The first rankings will be revealed
7:00 p.m .: The stars enter the red carpet
8:30 pm to 10:00 pm: Ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet with the announcement of the winner of the Ballon d’Or, the Trophée Yachine and the Trophée Kopa
+++ These are the previous winners of the Ballon d’Or +++
The French trade magazine “France Football” has been awarding the Ballon d’Or to the best footballer of the year since 1956, between 2010 and 2015 together with FIFA.
+++ Will Robert Lewandowski prevail against Lionel Messi and Co.? +++
Robert Lewandowski is hoping for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award after another bear-strong month. “I don’t think there is a player in the world who deserves to win the thing more,” said coach Julian Nagelsmann before the evening’s freestyle at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
After the triple year 2020 in the Bundesliga, the 33-year-old Lewandowski improved Gerd Müller’s scoring record, which is considered to be eternal, to 41 goals.
In the current season, the Pole has already scored 25 goals in 20 competitive games for FC Bayern. Together with Sébastien Haller from Ajax Amsterdam, he tops the Champions League goalscorer list.
The list of the 30 finalists in the journalists’ choice also includes the names of the superstars Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United). Borussia Dortmund’s rising star striker Erling Haaland is also from the Bundesliga.
+++ Manuel Neuer and a youngster from FC Bayern can hope +++
National goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is one of ten candidates for the “Trophée Yachine” named after former Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin.
The young national players Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) and Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) are in the final selection for the “Trophée Kopa” for the best young player.
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