The 2026 Ballon d’Or awards take place this evening with the ceremony hosted in London for the first time.
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the award, the London Palladium Theatre will be the venue. London-born Harry Kane will be hoping to become just the sixth Englishman to win the award, and is among the frontrunners.
The awards will be hosted by Thierry Henry and Kate Scott, with the ceremony due to commence at around 8pm GMT. The 30-player rankings should start to be released this afternoon, ahead of the announcement of the winner this evening.
How to watch the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Broadcast details for tonight’s awards
The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday 26th October. DAZN are the global broadcaster for the awards, covering all territories aside from the below.
Armenia: FAST Media
Azerbaijan: Quest Media
Belarus: Quest Media
Bulgaria: Btv
Czechia: TV Nova
France: L’Équipe
Georgia: Setanta Sports / Silknet
Hungary: RTL Hungary
Kazakhstan: Quest Media
Kyrgyzstan: Quest Media
Monaco: L’Équipe
Norway: TV2
Romania: Clever Media
Russia: Quest Media
Slovakia: TV Nova
Spain: Telefonica
Tajikistan: Quest Media
Türkiye: Turk Telekom
Turkmenistan: Quest Media
Uzbekistan: Quest Media
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