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17.21 – Ranked No.18 Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
17.20 – Ranked No.19 Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
17.18 – The wait goes on for a defender to take the honours
17.16 – Ranked No.20 Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
17.15 – Rankings from 30-21
21st Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
22nd – Kim Min-Jae (Bayern Munich)
23rd – Andre Onana (Manchester United)
24th – Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
25th – Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)
26th – Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
27th – Nicola Barella (Inter Milan)
28th – Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) and Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
30th – Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
17.12 – Ranked No.21 Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
17.10 – Just the 16th nomination for Lionel Messi
The Argentina star has 38 goals, 25 assists and a FIFA World Cup in the period analyzed to present the award, according to Opta.
17.05 – Under an hour until the glitz of the Red Carpet
The stars will be out in force from 18.00 GMT as the countdown to the ceremony and the handing out of prizes edges closer.
17.00 – Ranked No.22 Kim Min-Jae (Bayern Munich)
16.57 – Ranked No.23 Andre Onana (Man United)
16.54 – Ranked No.24 Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
16.50 – Ranked No.25 Josko Gvardiol (Man City)
16.38 – Five down, 25 to go
Can Haaland upset the odds and a certain Lionel Messi to become the first Premier League player to win the award since Cr7 in 2008?
Cristiano Ronaldo présente son Ballon d’Or 2008 aux côtés de Dennis Law et Bobby Charlton
Image credit: Getty Images
16.35 – Ranked No.26 Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
16.31 – Ranked No.27 – Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan)
16.29 – Ranked joint No.28 – Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) … AND … Randal Kolo Muani (PSG)
16.25 – Ranked No.30 – Ruben Dias – (Man City)
The centre back enjoyed a memorable campaign, helping his club to The Treble.
The 26-year-old picked up two nominations and is rightly regarded as one of the finest defenders in the game.
16.22 – Here we go!
Let the countdown commence. The men’s player who came 30th is about to be revealed…
16.20 – Will it be another gr-eight night for Messi?
The Argentine remains the red-hot favourite to pick up an astonishing record-extending EIGHTH (Yes, eighth!) Ballon d’Or gong and with it eclipse a host of nations, never mind players!
16.10 – Premier League Power
A reminder of the 12 hopefuls from England’s top-flight.
André Onana – Manchester United & Cameroon
Mohamed Salah – Liverpool & Egypt
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal & England
Martin Odegaard – Arsenal & Norway
Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa & Argentina
Josko Gvardiol – Manchester City & Croatia
Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City & Belgium
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City & Portugal
Erling Haaland – Manchester City & Norway
Julián Álvarez – Manchester City & Argentina
Ruben Dias – Manchester City & Portugal
Rodri – Manchester City & Spain
1600 – Enjoy a beauty of a finish from Bukayo
Ballon d’Or nominee Bukayo Saka shows his glorious finishing class for Arsenal against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on TNT Sports.
1550 – How do I watch the Ballon d’Or 2023?
We bring you all the information you need on how to watch the 2023 Ballon d’Or with the ceremony being live streamed for free on TNTsports.co.uk.
You can also watch the ceremony live on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+ from 6pm on Monday evening.
Will Lionel Messi land an expected eighth crown? Or will Manchester City’s treble-winning Erling Haaland emerge victorious?
1540 – Where is tonight’s ceremony being held?
The Ballon d’Or ceremony will be hosted by the regal 2,500-capacity Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, a theatre and opera house that first opened in 1862. The Academy Awards of the world game, it is like a true night at the theatre for some of the sport’s greatest headline acts.
1525 – The last British winner of the Ballon d’Or
45 years between Sir Stanley Matthews winning the inaugural award for Blackpool in 1956 and TNT Sports pundit Michael Owen claiming the prize at Liverpool in 2001 as he edged out Real Madrid forward Raul and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn. Owen netted 24 goals in 46 games as Liverpool won the UEFA Cup, League Cup and FA Cup to end a six-year trophy drought. Cristiano Ronaldo also won the first of his five gongs at Manchester United in 2008 before moving to Real Madrid a year later.
1515 – Pep on how ‘incredible’ Haaland copes with pressure
Pep Guardiola told TNT Sports he was full of admiration for Ballon d’Or nominee Erling Haaland after the Norway striker scored twice in Manchester City’s 3-1 win at Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League. “It is important to have the chances, some people want him to fail,” said Guardiola. “I am sorry, but this guy will score goals all his life. With the chances, he is an incredible threat. “The players need the ability to find the pass like Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan. But he is going to score until the last day he plays football.”
‘People want him to fail’ – Guardiola proud of Haaland for dealing with pressure
1500 – The Premier League’s magical dozen
André Onana – Manchester United & Cameroon
Mohamed Salah – Liverpool & Egypt
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal & England
Martin Odegaard – Arsenal & Norway
Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa & Argentina
Josko Gvardiol – Manchester City & Croatia
Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City & Belgium
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City & Portugal
Erling Haaland – Manchester City & Norway
Julián Álvarez – Manchester City & Argentina
Ruben Dias – Manchester City & Portugal
Rodri – Manchester City & Spain
1455 – How do I watch the Ballon d’Or 2023?
We bring you all the information you need on how to watch the 2023 Ballon d’Or with the ceremony being live streamed for free on TNTsports.co.uk.
You can also watch the ceremony live on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+ from 6pm on Monday evening.
Will Lionel Messi land an expected eighth crown? Or will Manchester City’s treble-winning Erling Haaland emerge victorious?
1445 – A landmark moment for football in America?
Messi is the first player from Major League Soccer to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or since David Beckham was shortlisted as an LA Galaxy player in 2007.
If he wins this evening, Inter Miami would have the honour of being the first club from the MLS to be represented by the newly-crowned Ballon d’Or holder. Pulisic says Messi’s MLS arrival is ‘only a positive thing’
1430 – Why Messi is overwhemling favourite to claim record eighth Ballon d’Or
After earning 178 caps for his country and scoring 106 times, Messi has become synonymous with World Cup excellence. He has the most man of the Match awards (11) and most World Cup appearances as a captain (19). With 26 appearances on the grandest stage over five tournaments, he has moved one clear of Lothar Matthäus, Germany’s 1990 World Cup-winning captain.
“This Cup we got is also for all those who did not make it in the previous World Cups we played, like in 2014 in Brazil, where they all deserved it for how they fought until the same final, worked hard, and wanted,” said Messi.
“And we deserved it even in that damn ending. It’s also for Diego who encouraged us from heaven.
“And of all those who spent the time always supporting the national team without looking so much at the result, but the desire we always put into it, also when things didn’t go as we wanted.
“Many times, failure is part of the journey and learning and without the disappointments, it is impossible for success to come.”
Lionel Messi shows off the 2009 Ballon d’Or
Image credit: Reuters
Is Messi the greatest? Definitely maybe, but who knows? That debate will rage forever ever after and perhaps rightly so. Maradona was marvellous, Pele was perfection, Cristiano Ronaldo remains irrepressible in his pomp and the marauding Mbappe may soon enter the narrative.
But there is an argument to suggest nobody did it better than Messi, a quiet, selfless and dedicated man with a