Ballon d’Or 2024: Start time, where to watch live and nominees

The Ballon d’Or ceremony starts at 20:45 CET on Monday, October 28, and five Serie A stars are in the top 30: Hakan Calhanoglu, Lautaro Martinez, Ademola Lookman, Mats Hummels and Artem Dovbyk.

The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner will be announced today, Monday, October 28, during a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

Five Serie A stars have been included in the top 30, and Inter captain Lautaro Martinez has been tipped to finish in the top five.

Manchester City ace Rodri is the predicted winner, as several reports claim Real Madrid’s Vini Jr. is unlikely to attend the event.

Lautaro won the Serie A title with Inter and the Copa America with Argentina last season, becoming the top scorer in both competitions.

Calhanoglu played a vital role in the Nerazzurri title last term and helped his national team, Turkey, reach the EURO 2024 quarter-finals.

A Lookman hat-trick allowed Atalanta to beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League Final this past May, while Dovbyk became the La Liga top scorer last season before joining Roma from Girona.

His Roma teammate Hummels reached the Champions League Final with Borussia Dortmund last season before signing for the Giallorossi.

Ballon d’Or 2024: Start time and where to watch live

The ceremony will start at 20:45 CET (18:45 GMT).

It will be streamed live for free on L’Equipe’s YouTube channel and website. Football Italia will follow the event with a dedicated Live blog.

Ballon d’Or 2024 nominees

Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)

Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey, Inter)

Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)

Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)

Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Girona, Roma)

Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)

Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)

Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)

Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)

Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)

Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid, retired)

Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)

Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)

Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter)

Kylian Mbappé (France, PSG, Real Madrid)

Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal)

Dani Olmo (Spain, RB Leipzig, Barcelona)

Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City, Chelsea)

Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)

Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)

Antonio Rudiger (Germany, Real Madrid)

Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)

William Saliba (France, Arsenal)

Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)

Vinicius Jr (Brazil, Real Madrid)

Vitinha (Portugal, PSG)

Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)

Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)

Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)

Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)