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Good evening and welcome to the Football Italia LIVEBLOG for special coverage of the Ballon d’Or ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
Several awards will be handed out on Monday evening, including the Kopa Trophy, Yachine Trophy, Coach of the Year, Club of the year, as well as the men’s and women’s main prizes: The Ballon d’Or itself.
There are a few Italian and Serie A representatives on the lists, including Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman, Inter duo Hakan Calhanoglu and Lautaro Martinez, plus Roma striker Artem Dovbyk for the Ballon d’Or, plus Gian Piero Gasperini and Carlo Ancelotti for the coach of the year.
Join us for all the latest updates, winners and reactions as they happen.
Mister 😀📸#ballondor #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/sOhEtSFYZU
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) October 28, 2024
🤵♂️ We are truly honored to be here. Thank you, @ballondor, for such a warm and gracious welcome. 🤝#ballondor https://t.co/bSO4j6Jokq
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 28, 2024
Spainsh outlet Marca report that Real Madrid’s representatives are still not expected to attend tonight’s ceremony, despite rumours they were planning a last-minute turnaround to attend.
That means no Vinicius Jr., Jude Bellingham, Dani Carvajal, who are all in the top 10, nor Carlo Ancelotti, who is nominated for coach of the year. Unconfirmed whether the now-retired Toni Kroos will attend.
Family first 🫂 pic.twitter.com/33ZJHiA3l4
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) October 28, 2024
Inter’s two nominees, Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu have met up with former Nerazzurri star Luis Figo in Paris.
Uno che di 🖤💙 se ne intende 😎#ForzaInter #ballondor | @ballondor pic.twitter.com/jUjOQA8hOG
— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter) October 28, 2024
Gasperini is nominated for the Coach of the Year award alongside Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen), Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) and Lionel Scaloni (Argentina).
.@EuropaLeague winner is in town 😎@ballondor #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/k8C41kfb3s
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) October 28, 2024
.@Alookman_ from @Atalanta_BC! 😃#ballondor pic.twitter.com/uwPCyg1xFW
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
Somehow this fella keeps getting invited
.ishowspeedsui all smiles on the red carpet! Welcome back to Paris! 😁#ballondor pic.twitter.com/2xvZrhKzCv
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
George Weah became the only African winner of the Ballon d’Or while playing for Milan in 1995. His son Timothy is, of course, currently playing in Serie A with Juventus.
Mesdames, messieurs, please welcome George Weah!
The 1995 Ballon d’Or walks the red carpet! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/KgCfWRaBNF
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
.@matshummels & Artem Dovbyk from @officialasroma walks the red carpet!#ballondor pic.twitter.com/fbSwrqioOB
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
Rodri (Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Kylian Mbappe (PSG/Real Madrid)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
Just the top 10 to go now …
29 = Artem Dovbyk / Mats Hummels (Roma)
28 – Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
27 – Vitinha (PSG)
26 – Declan Rice (Arsenal)
25 – Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
24 – William Saliba (Arsenal)
23 – Ruben Dias (Man City)
22 – Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)
21 – Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
20 – Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter)
19 – Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
18 – Emiliano Martinez (Argentina)
17 – Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
16 – Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
15 – Nico Williams (Athletic Club)
14 – Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
13 – Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/Barcelona)
12 – Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
11 – Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Ademola Lookman finished 14th overall in the final rankings for the 2024 Ballon d'Or. https://t.co/XZCj4qofbU #BallonDor #Lookman #Atalanta #Nigeria #SerieA #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) October 28, 2024
Ademola Lookman introduced himself to the rest of the world with his hat-trick in the Europa League final on Wednesday night, but he's gone from hell and back to get there, writes @peter_yng. https://t.co/Y7grBaIppp #Lookman #Atalanta #cafc #UEL #UELFinal #SeireA #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) May 23, 2024
It’s a 14th-placed overall finish for Ademola Lookman in the 2024 Ballon d’Or. He scored the winning hat-trick as Atalanta beat then-unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final back in May.
Ranked at the 14th place for the 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or! @Alookman_ @Atalanta_BC @thenff #ballondor pic.twitter.com/Fr0CiKRdHx
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
Down to the last 15 …
Two Serie A representatives remain on the shortlist: Inter captain Lautaro Martinez and Atalanta’s hat-trick hero Ademola Lookman.
ICYMI: Hakan Calhanoglu finished in 20th, while Roma pair Artem Dovbyk and Mats Hummels finished in joint-29th.
Other candidates:
- Italians Gian Piero Gasperini and Carlo Ancelotti are up for Coach of the Year.
- Italy no.1 Gianluigi Donnarumma is up for the Yachine Trophy, as are Yann Sommer of Inter and Mike Maignan of Milan.
20 – Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter)
19 – Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
18 – Emiliano Martinez (Argentina)
17 – Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
16 – Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
Places 15 to 11 are expected to be confirmed shortly …
Inter midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu finished in 20th place in the final rankings for the 2024 Ballon d'Or. https://t.co/v2RiZ5IAfk #BallonDor #Calhanoglu #Inter #FCIM #SerieA #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) October 28, 2024
Ranked at the 20th place for the 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or! @hakanc10 @Inter @TFF_Org #ballondor pic.twitter.com/OmM8cAOgvC
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
Inter midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu has finished 20th place in the final ranking for the 2024 Ballon d’Or.
Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta)
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United)
Arda Güler (Real Madrid)
Karim Konaté (RB Salzburg)
Joao Neves (Benfica/PSG)
Savinho (Girona/Manchester City)
Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich)
Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG)
Diogo Costa (Porto)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)
Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund)
Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid)
Mike Maignan (Milan)
Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Unai Simon (Athletic Club)
Yann Sommer (Inter)
Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Kylian Mbappe (PSG/Real Madrid)
Rodri (Manchester City)
Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/Barcelona)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
Nico Williams (Athletic Club)
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
Reports on Monday afternoon suggest that NO Real Madrid representatives will attend the ceremony in Paris this evening. That includes Vini Jr., and Jude Bellingham, Carlo Ancelotti, who is up for Coach of the Year, and club President Florentino Perez.